Conformation of the transmembrane domains in peripheral myelin protein 22. Part 1. Solution-phase synthesis and circular dichroism study of protected 17-residue partial peptides in the first putative transmembrane domain

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 78-87

  Yamada, K ^a   Sato, J ^a   Oku, H ^a   Katakai, Ryoichi ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Charcot Marie Tooth disease; Circular dichorism spectroscopy; Hydrophobic circumstances; Membrane protein; Peripheral myelin protein 22; Point mutation; Transmembrane partial peptides; helix to sheet transition

Indexed keywords

MYELIN PROTEIN; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; TERT BUTOXYCARBONYLISOLEUCYLVALYLLEUCYLHISTIDYL(BENZYLOXYMETHYL)VALYLALANYLVALYLLEUCY LVALYLLEUCYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANYLVALYLSERYLTHREONYLISOLEUCYLVALINE METHYL ESTER; TERT BUTOXYCARBONYLISOLEUCYLVALYLLEUCYLHISTIDYL(BENZYLOXYMETHYL)VALYLALANYLVALYLPROLY LVALYLLEUCYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANYLVALYLSERYLTHREONYLISOLEUCYLVALINE METHYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; BETA SHEET; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFORMATION; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SPECTROSCOPY; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; HUMANS; HYDROGEN BONDING; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYELIN PROTEINS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; POINT MUTATION; PROLINE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 0038007522     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.2003.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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