Structure and orientation of a G protein fragment in the receptor bound state from residual dipolar couplings

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 322, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 441-461

  Koenig, Bernd W ^a,b   Kontaxis, Georg ^b   Mitchell, Drake C ^c   Louis, John M ^b   Litman, Burton J ^c   Bax, Ad ^b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

Membrane protein; NMR; Rhodopsin; Transducin; Transferred dipolar couplings

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; LIGAND; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PEPTIDE; PROTON; RECEPTOR; RHODOPSIN; TRANSDUCIN;

ACCURACY; ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CONFORMATION; DIPOLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGAND BINDING; MAGNET; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR BINDING; RETINA; TEMPERATURE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0036385914     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00745-3     Document Type: Article

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