Role of intramolecular disulfides in stability and structure of a noncovalent homodimer

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2129-2134

  Rajagopalan, Lavanya ^a   Chin, Christopher C ^a   Rajarathnam, Krishna ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CYSTEINE; DIMER; HOMODIMER; MONOMER; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 8;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; DIMERIZATION; DISULFIDE BOND; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUTAGENESIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548713512     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.108761     Document Type: Article

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