A turn propensity scale for transmembrane helices

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 288, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 141-145

  Monné, Magnus ^a   Hermansson, Marika ^a   Von Heijne, Gunnar ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Membrane protein; Secondary structure; Transmembrane helix; Turn propensity

Indexed keywords

GLOBULAR PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033597281     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2657     Document Type: Article

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