Tat cell-penetrating peptide has the characteristics of a poly(proline) II helix in aqueous solution and in SDS micelles

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 423-426

  Ruzza, Paolo ^a   Calderan, Andrea ^a   Guiotto, Andrea ^a   Osler, Alessio ^a   Borin, Gianfranco ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Peptide conformation; Poly(proline) II helix; Tat cell penetrating peptide

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; GLYCYLGLYCYLLYSYLLYSYLARGINYLARGINYLGLUTAMYLARGINYLARGINYLPROLYLPROLYLGLUTAMYLGLYCINE; PROLINE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICELLIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; GENE PRODUCTS, TAT; MICELLES; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

EID: 4143062512     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.558     Document Type: Article

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