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Altering CLC stoichiometry by reducing non-polar side-chains at the dimerization interface.
Journal of molecular biology - 16 Apr 2021
Mersch Kacey, Ozturk Tugba N, Park Kunwoong, Lim Hyun-Ho, Robertson Janice L
Abstract excerpt
CLC-ec1 is a Cl-/H+ antiporter that forms stable homodimers in lipid bilayers, with a free energy of -10.9 kcal/mol in 2:1 POPE/POPG lipid bilayers. The dimerization interface is formed by four transmembrane helices: H, I, P and Q, that are lined by non-polar side-chains that come in close contact, yet it is unclear as to whether their interactions drive dimerization. To investigate whether non-polar side-chains...
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