Protein-lipid interactions studied with designed transmembrane peptides: Role of hydrophobic matching and interfacial anchoring (Review)

Molecular Membrane Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 271-284

  De Planque, Maurits R R ^a,b   Killian, J Antoinette ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Designed transmembrane peptides; Hydrophobic mismatch; Interfacial anchoring; Model membranes; Protein lipid interactions

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; LEUCINE; LIPID; LYSINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; OLIGOMERIZATION; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0242659352     PISSN: 09687688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687680310001605352     Document Type: Review

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