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Studies of structural changes in the M2 proton channel of influenza A virus by tryptophan fluorescence.
Virus research - 1 Jan 2004
Czabotar Peter E, Martin Stephen R, Hay Alan J
Abstract excerpt
Studies of tryptophan fluorescence of purified influenza A virus M2 protein have identified two pH-dependent structural changes. (1) An increase in fluorescence on reduction of pH from 8 to 6 that involves tryptophan 15 within the N-terminal domain of the protein and may be associated with proton activation of the channel. (2) Quenching of the fluorescence of tryptophan 41 within the transmembrane domain of the...
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