Elastomeric proteins: Biological roles, structures and mechanisms

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 567-571

  Tatham, Arthur S ^a   Shewry, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIN; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; ELASTIN; GLUTEN; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEINS; SILK;

EID: 0034326357     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01670-4     Document Type: Review

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