Sequence context modulates the stability of a GxxxG-mediated transmembrane helix-helix dimer.

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To quantify the relationship between sequence and transmembrane dimer stability, a systematic mutagenesis and thermodynamic study of the protein-protein interaction residues in the glycophorin A transmembrane helix-helix dimer was carried out. The results demonstrate that the glycophorin A transmembrane sequence dimerizes when its GxxxG motif is abolished by mutation to large aliphatic residues, suggesting that...

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