Modeling α-helical coiled-coil interactions: The axial and azimuthal alignment of 1B segments from vimentin intermediate filaments

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-212

  Smith, Thomasin A ^a   Hempstead, Paul D ^a   Palliser, Christopher C ^a   Parry, David A D ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

fibrous proteins; Assembly mechanics; Coiled coils; Energetics of assembly; Intermediate filaments; Ionic residue periodicity; Stabilization of protein assemblies; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; M PROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COILED BODY; CROSS LINKING; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROSTATICS; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0037297399     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.10254     Document Type: Article

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