N-terminal segments modulate the α-helical propensities of the intrinsically disordered basic regions of bZIP proteins

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 416, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 287-299

  Das, Rahul K ^a   Crick, Scott L ^a   Pappu, Rohit V ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

atomistic simulations; basic regions of bZIPs; intrinsic disorder; sequence design; helicity

Indexed keywords

BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER MOTIF; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING MOTIF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SUBVENTRICULAR ZONE;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84856434005     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.12.043     Document Type: Article

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