The GxxxG motif: A framework for transmembrane helix-helix association

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 296, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 911-919

  Russ, William P ^a   Engelman, Donald M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Glycine; Membrane protein; Protein folding; TOXCAT

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; GLYCOPHORIN A; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034711953     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3489     Document Type: Article

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