Preformed secondary structure drives the association reaction of GCN4-p1, a model coiled-coil system

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 296, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1105-1116

  Zitzewitz, Jill A ^a   Ibarra Molero, Beatriz ^a   Fishel, Deanna R ^a   Terry, Kimberly L ^a   Robert Matthews, C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Framework model; Helix formation; Leucine zipper peptides; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034598940     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.3507     Document Type: Article

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