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Effects of a polar amino acid substitution on helix formation and aggregate size along the detergent-induced peptide folding pathway.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Feb 2013
Alvares Rohan D A, Tulumello David V, Macdonald Peter M, Deber Charles M, Prosser R Scott
Abstract excerpt
Membrane proteins constitute a significant fraction of the proteome and are important drug targets. While the transmembrane (TM) segments of these proteins are primarily composed of hydrophobic residues, the inclusion of polar residues-either naturally occurring or as a consequence of a disease-related mutation-places a significant folding burden in this environment, potentially impacting bilayer insertion and/or...
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