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Dimer-to-tetramer transformation: loop excision dramatically alters structure and stability of the ROP four alpha-helix bundle protein.
Journal of molecular biology - 19 Jun 1998
Lassalle M W, Hinz H J, Wenzel H, Vlassi M, Kokkinidis M, Cesareni G
Abstract excerpt
The ROP loop excision mutant RM6 shows dramatic changes in structure and stability in comparison to the wild-type protein. Removal of the five amino acids (Asp30, Ala31, Asp32, Glu33, Gln34) from the loop results in a complete reorganization of the protein as evidenced by single crystal X-ray analysis and thermodynamic unfolding studies. The homodimeric four-alpha-helix motif of the wild-type structure is given...
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