Chirality-independent protein-protein recognition between transmembrane domains in vivo

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 322, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 491-495

  Gerber, Doron ^a   Shai, Yechiel ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Helix helix interaction; Heterooligomerization; Membrane protein; Peptide membrane interaction; Transmembrane recognition

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLYCOPHORIN A; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VIVO STUDY; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0036385727     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00807-0     Document Type: Article

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