Helix packing in polytopic membrane proteins: Role of glycine in transmembrane helix association

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1609-1618

  Javadpour, Maryam M ^a   Eilers, Markus ^b   Groesbeek, Michel ^b   Smith, Steven O ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; GLYCINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS;

EID: 0032817780     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77009-8     Document Type: Article

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