N-terminal domain of apolipoprotein B has structural homology to lipovitellin and microsomal triglyceride transfer protein: A 'lipid pocket' model for self-assembly of apoB-containing lipoprotein particles

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1401-1416

  Segrest, Jere P ^a   Jones, Martin K ^a   Dashti, Nassrin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

1 domain; 1 domain; Amphipathic helixes; Amphipathic sheets; Co translational; Lipovitellin precursor; LOCATE; Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP); Plasma apolipoproteins; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; APOLIPOPROTEIN B100; CARRIER PROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPOPROTEIN; LIPOVITELLIN; PROTEOLIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; VITELLOGENIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LAMPREY; MICROSOME; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS B; CARRIER PROTEINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EGG PROTEINS; EGG PROTEINS, DIETARY; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032797263     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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