Positively and negatively charged residues have different effects on the position in the membrane of a model transmembrane helix

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 284, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1177-1183

  Monné, Magnus ^a   Nilsson, IngMarie ^a,b   Johansson, Marie ^a   Elmhed, Niklas ^a   Von Heijne, Gunnar ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Charged residues; Glycosylation; Membrane protein; Protein structure; Transmembrane helix

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; LYSINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032509124     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2218     Document Type: Article

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