Folding of aquaporin 1: Multiple evidence that helix 3 can shift out of the membrane core

Protein Science

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 981-992

  Virkki, Minttu T ^a   Agrawal, Nitin ^b   Edsbäcker, Elin ^a   Cristobal, Susana ^c,d   Elofsson, Arne ^a   Kauko, Anni ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hydrophobicity; Membrane protein; Molecular dynamics; Protein folding; Translocon recognition

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 1; DNA; GLYCOSYLATED PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; AQUAPORIN 4;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INSERTION; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RAT;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORIN 4; CELL MEMBRANE; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RATS;

EID: 84904179187     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.2483     Document Type: Article

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