Helix Packing Moments Reveal Diversity and Conservation in Membrane Protein Structure

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 337, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 713-729

  Liu, Wei ^a   Eilers, Markus ^a   Patel, Ashish B ^a   Smith, Steven O ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EPR, electron paramagnetic resonance; GPCR; GPCR, G protein coupled receptor; Helix packing; Hydrophobic moment; Membrane channel and transporter; Membrane protein; OS, occluded surface; TM, transmembrane; TOXCAT, ToxR chloramphenicol acetyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTEINE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; LYSINE; RHODOPSIN; SERINE; THREONINE;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 1542268949     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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