From coiled coils to small globular proteins: Design of a native-like three-helix bundle

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1404-1414

  Bryson, James W ^a,d   Desjarlais, John R ^b,c,e   Handel, Tracy M ^b   DeGrado, William F ^c  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Ecogen Inc   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coiled coil; Genetic algorithm; Hydrophobic core packing; Protein design; Three helix bundle

Indexed keywords

8 ANILINO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID; GLOBULAR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEDIMENTATION RATE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0031746429     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070617     Document Type: Article

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