Evolutionary Origin of a Secondary Structure: α-Helices as Cryptic but Widespread Insertional Variations of α-Helices That Enhance Protein Functionality

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 404, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 232-246

  Cooley, Richard B ^a   Arp, Daniel J ^a   Karplus, P Andrew ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferritin like superfamily; Protein evolution; Secondary structure; aneurism; helix

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PI HELIX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 78349305451     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.09.034     Document Type: Article

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