Influence of the C-terminus of the glycophorin A transmembrane fragment on the dimerization process

Protein Science

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1246-1253

  Orzáez, Mar ^a   Pérez Payá, Enrique ^a   Mingarro, Ismael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flanking regions; Glycophorin A; Helix packing; Transmembrane fragments

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPHORIN A;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; DIMERIZATION; DNA FLANKING REGION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0343962575     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.9.6.1246     Document Type: Article

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