Influence of the g- conformation of Ser and Thr on the structure of transmembrane helices

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 116-123

  Deupi, Xavier ^a   Olivella, Mireia ^b   Sanz, Arantxa ^a   Dölker, Nicole ^a   Campillo, Mercedes ^a   Pardo, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Esc Politecnica Sup Castelldefels   (Spain)

Author keywords

Helix kinks; Membrane proteins; Molecular dynamics; Serine threonine; Transmembrane helices

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SERINE; THREONINE;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA HELIX; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AQUAPORINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-2; SERINE; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; THREONINE;

EID: 72449154570     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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