Hendecad repeat in segment 2A and linker L2 of intermediate filament chains implies the possibility of a right-handed coiled-coil structure

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 370-374

  Parry, David A D ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coiled coil; Cytokeratins; Hendecad; Heptad; Pentadecad

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 33747768593     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2006.03.017     Document Type: Article

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