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Loop sequence dictates the secondary structure of a human membrane protein hairpin.
Biochemistry - 9 Apr 2013
Nadeau Vincent G, Deber Charles M
Abstract excerpt
Membrane proteins adopt two fundamental types of folds in nature: membranes in all organisms harbor α-helical bundles linked by extramembranous loops of varying length, while β-barrel structures are found in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, mitochondria, and chloroplasts. Here we rep...
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