A recurring two-hydrogen-bond motif incorporating a serine or threonine residue is found both at α-helical N termini and in other situations

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1651-1662

  Wan, Wai Yan ^a   Milner White, E James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capping box; Hydrogen bond; N cap; Serine; helix

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; HYDROXYL GROUP; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SERINE; THREONINE;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCIENCE;

EID: 0033548705     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2551     Document Type: Article

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