An atomic model for actin binding by the CH domains and spectrin-repeat modules of utrophin and dystrophin

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 329, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-33

  Sutherland Smith, Andrew J ^a,e   Moores, Carolyn A ^a,b   Norwood, Fiona L M ^a,f   Hatch, Victoria ^c   Craig, Roger ^d   Kendrick Jones, John ^a   Lehman, William ^c  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^f SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin; Calponin homology domain; Dystrophin; Spectrin repeat; Utrophin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; AMINO ACID; CALPONIN; DIMER; DYSTROPHIN; F ACTIN; MONOMER; SPECTRIN; TROPOMYOSIN; UTROPHIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; THIN FILAMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0038554286     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00422-4     Document Type: Article

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