Formation of helical hairpins during membrane protein integration into the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Role of the N and C-terminal flanking regions

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 313, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1171-1179

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

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Glycosylation; Helical hairpin; Membrane protein; Protein structure; Transmembrane helix

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCOSYLATION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0035834515     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.5108     Document Type: Article

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