Sequence Dependence of BNIP3 Transmembrane Domain Dimerization Implicates Side-chain Hydrogen Bonding and a Tandem GxxxG Motif in Specific Helix-Helix Interactions

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 364, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 974-990

  Sulistijo, Endah S ^a   MacKenzie, Kevin R ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dimerization; GxxxG; hydrogen bonding; hydrophobicity; transmembrane domain

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN BNIP3;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 33751088317     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.09.065     Document Type: Article

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