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The importance of helix F in plasminogen activator inhibitor-1.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 3 Jan 2000
Vleugels N, Gils A, Bijnens A P, Knockaert I, Declerck P J
Abstract excerpt
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is the only functionally labile serpin, as it converts spontaneously into a non-reactive 'latent' conformation. Several studies have suggested an important role for helix F in the functional behavior and stability of the serpins, especially for PAI-1. We constructed a mutant of PAI-1 (PAI-1-delhF) in which residues 127-158 (hF-thFs3A) were deleted. Whereas wild-type PAI-1...
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