Delineation of a membrane-proximal β-rich domain in the GABA(A) receptor by progressive deletions

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 285, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-61

  Xue, Hong ^a   Hang, Jun ^a   Chu, Ruiai ^a   Xiao, Yazhong ^a   Li, Hoiming ^a   Lee, Peggy ^a   Zheng, Hui ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Far UV and near UV circular dichroism; Fold recognition; Ligand gated channel; Protein structure prediction; Secondary structure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033534695     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2317     Document Type: Article

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