Flexible programs for the prediction of average amphipathicity of multiply aligned homologous proteins: Application to integral membrane transport proteins

Molecular Membrane Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-179

  Le, Thong ^a   Tseng, Tsai Tien ^a   Saier Jr , Milton H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Average amphipathicity; Computer programs; Membrane transport proteins; Multiple alignment; Protein structure

Indexed keywords

ANTIPORTER; CARRIER PROTEIN; PERMEASE;

ALPHA HELIX; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BETA CHAIN; BIOGENESIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOFTWARE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033021324     PISSN: 09687688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096876899294634     Document Type: Article

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