How do helix-helix interactions help determine the folds of membrane proteins? Perspectives from the study of homo-oligomeric helical bundles

Protein Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 647-665

  DeGrado, William F ^a   Gratkowski, Holly ^a   Lear, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical ultracentrifugation; Folding; FRET; Helix association; Membrane protein; Peptides

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPHORIN A; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OLIGOMER; PHOSPHOLAMBAN; VIRUS PROTEIN; WATER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; CHEMICAL REACTION; DATA BASE; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTROPY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN BOND; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; OLIGOMERIZATION; POLARIZATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION; VAN DER WAALS REACTION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GLYCOPHORIN; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN FOLDING; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS;

HOMO; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS;

EID: 0037379072     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.0236503     Document Type: Review

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