An Analysis of Intron Positions in Relation to Nucleotides, Amino Acids, and Protein Secondary Structure

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 359, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 238-247

  Whamond, Gordon S ^a,b   Thornton, Janet M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

amino acids; exon; intron; nucleotides; secondary structure

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; LYSINE; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN; SERINE; TRYPTOPHAN; VALINE;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; INTRON; LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 33646483646     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.03.029     Document Type: Article

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