Solution structure of a conformationally restricted fully active derivative of the human relaxin-like factor

Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 50, 2008, Pages 13308-13317

  Büllesbach, Erika E ^a   Hass, Mathias A S ^b,c   Jensen, Malene R ^b,d   Hansen, D Flemming ^b,e   Kristensen, Søren M ^b   Schwabe, Christian ^a   Led, Jens J ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BINDING ENERGY; CONFORMATIONS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; PROTEIN FOLDING;

BINDING CONFORMATIONS; DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUMS; HYDROGEN BONDINGS; INACTIVE CONFORMATIONS; MULTIPLE RESONANCES; NATIVE PROTEINS; PEAK BROADENING; RECEPTOR BINDINGS; SOLUTION STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL TRANSITIONS;

BINDING SITES;

RELAXIN LIKE FACTOR; TRYPTOPHAN; VALINE;

ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CROSS LINKING; HYDROGEN BOND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR BINDING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; HUMANS; INSULIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; PROTEINS; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 57649134244     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi801412w     Document Type: Article

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