Structural characterisation and functional significance of transient protein-protein interactions

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 325, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 991-1018

  Nooren, Irene M A ^a   Thornton, Janet M ^a,b,c  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homologous dimer; Interface structure; Physiological control; Protein protein interaction; Transient oligomerisation

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYCLIN A; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 2; CYTOCHROME C; DIMER; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GALECTIN 1; GLYCOPROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN 8; KARYOPHERIN BETA; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; MONOMER; NEUTROPHIL CYTOSOL FACTOR 2 PROTEIN; OLIGOMER; PHOSDUCIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN CDC42; RAC PROTEIN; RAF PROTEIN; RAN PROTEIN; RAS PROTEIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; STEM CELL FACTOR; STROMAL CELL DERIVED FACTOR 1ALPHA; TRANSDUCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0037474541     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)01281-0     Document Type: Article

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