Sequence comparisons of intermediate filament chains: Evidence of a unique functional/structural role for coiled-coil segment 1A and linker L1

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 128-145

  Smith, Thomasin A ^a   Strelkov, Sergei V ^b   Burkhard, Peter ^b   Aebi, Ueli ^b   Parry, David A D ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Capping residues; Coiled coil segment; Flexible hinge; Intermediate filament sequences; Linkers; Swinging heads; helical stability

Indexed keywords

INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYPOTHESIS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 18744388274     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.2002.4438     Document Type: Conference Paper

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