Breaking symmetry in protein dimers: Designs and functions

Protein Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-13

  Brown, Jerry H ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Caspase; Conformational changes; Degeneracy; Fibrinogen; Half of site reactivity; Homodimer; Junction bend; Structure; Tropomyosin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CASPASE 9; GELATINASE B; HOMODIMER; PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TROPOMYOSIN;

ALPHA HELIX; BETA SHEET; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DIMERIZATION; HUMANS; PROTEINS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 29344461522     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.051658406     Document Type: Review

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