A proposed structure for transmembrane segment 7 of G protein-coupled receptors incorporating an Asn-Pro/Asp-Pro motif

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 601-611

  Konvicka, Karel ^a   Guarnieri, Frank ^a   Ballesteros, Juan A ^a   Weinstein, Harel ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HYDROGEN BOND; LIGAND BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031872001     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77551-4     Document Type: Article

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