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Critical residue that promotes protein dimerization: a story of partially exposed Phe25 in 14-3-3σ.
Journal of chemical information and modeling - 24 Oct 2011
Liu Jing-Yuan, Li Zhaomin, Li Huian, Zhang Jian-Ting
Abstract excerpt
Many proteins exist and function as oligomers. While hydrophobic interactions have been recognized as the major driving force for oligomerization, detailed molecular mechanisms for the assembly are unknown. Here, we used 14-3-3σ as a model protein and investigated the role of hydrophobic residues at the dimeric interface using MD simulations and coimmunoprecipitations. We found that a half-exposed and half-buried...
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