Breaking the camel's back: Proline-induced turns in a model transmembrane helix

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 284, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1185-1189

  Nilsson, IngMarie ^a,b   Von Heijne, Gunnar ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROLINE;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROSOME MEMBRANE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

CAMELIDAE;

EID: 0032509153     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2219     Document Type: Article

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