Different associational and conformational behaviors between the second and third repeat fragments in the tau microtubule-binding domain

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 271, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 545-552

  Minoura, Katsuhiko ^a   Yao, Tian Ming ^a   Tomoo, Koji ^a   Sumida, Miho ^b   Sasaki, Masahiro ^b   Taniguchi, Taizo ^b,c   Ishida, Toshimasa ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b Behavioral and Medical Sciences Research Consortium   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphipathic structure; Microtubule binding domain; Repeated fragment; Self assembly; Tau protein

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LEUCINE; LYSINE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; TAU PROTEIN; THIOFLAVINE; TRIFLUOROETHANOL;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TANDEM REPEAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 0842265772     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03956.x     Document Type: Article

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