Modularity and homology: Modelling of the type II module family from titin

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 290, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 581-593

  Fraternali, Franca ^a   Pastore, Annalisa ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connectin; Dynamics; I set; Immunoglobulin; Muscle

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0033538417     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2876     Document Type: Article

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