Ala-insertion scanning mutagenesis of the glycophorin A transmembrane helix: A rapid way to map helix-helix interactions in integral membrane proteins

被引:66
作者
Mingarro, I
Whitley, P
Lemmon, MA
VonHeijne, G
机构
[1] UNIV STOCKHOLM,DEPT BIOCHEM,S-10691 STOCKHOLM,SWEDEN
[2] NYU,MED CTR,DEPT PHARMACOL,NEW YORK,NY 10016
关键词
alpha-helix; helix packing; membrane protein; mutagenesis;
D O I
10.1002/pro.5560050712
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Alanine insertions into the glycophorin A transmembrane helix are found to disrupt helix-helix dimerization in a way that is fully consistent with earlier saturation mutagenesis data, suggesting that Ala-insertion scanning can be used to rapidly map the approximate location of structurally and/or functionally important segments in transmembrane helices.
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页码:1339 / 1341
页数:3
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