Buried water molecules in helical transmembrane proteins

Protein Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 293-298

  Renthal, Robert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Bacteriorhodopsin; Cytochrome c oxidase; Membrane protein structure; Rhodopsin

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; HYDROGEN BONDING; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RHODOPSIN; WATER;

EID: 38649106087     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.073237508     Document Type: Article

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