The dimerization motif of the glycophorin A transmembrane segment in membranes: Importance of glycine residues

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1052-1056

  Brosig, Bettina ^a   Langosch, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glycine; Glycophorin A; Interaction; ToxR; Transmembrane helix

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; GLYCOPHORIN A;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031956790     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070423     Document Type: Article

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