Waiting to inhale

被引:7
作者
Brownlow, S
Sawyer, L
机构
[1] Structural Biochemistry Group, University of Edinburgh, Michael Swann Building, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, Mayfield Road
来源
NATURE STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY | 1996年 / 3卷 / 11期
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D O I
10.1038/nsb1196-902
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
Two structures of bovine odorant binding protein show that this lipocalin is a domain-swapped dimer. The structures stimulate enticing ideas about how this protein transports such a large variety of odorant molecules to the olfactory receptors.
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页码:902 / 906
页数:5
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