Proline-induced disruption of a transmembrane α-helix in its natural environment

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 284, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1165-1175

  Nilsson, IngMarie ^a,b   Sääf, Annika ^a   Whitley, Paul ^c   Gafvelin, Guro ^c   Waller, Cecilia ^a   Von Heijne, Gunnar ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Karolinska University Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Glycosylation; Membrane protein; Proline; Protein structure; Transmembrane helix

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROLINE; TRANSFERASE;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION;

EID: 0032509102     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2217     Document Type: Article

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