Sequence context modulates the stability of a GxxxG-mediated transmembrane helix-helix dimer

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 341, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 991-998

  Doura, Abigail K ^a   Kobus, Felix J ^a   Dubrovsky, Leonid ^a   Hibbard, Ellen ^a   Fleming, Karen G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

glycophorin A; GpATM, glycophorin A transmembrane; GxxxG; membrane protein; thermodynamics; ultracentrifugation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; DIMER; GLYCOPHORIN A; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENERGY YIELD; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR MODEL; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 3843102625     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.06.042     Document Type: Article

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