Transmembrane helices of membrane proteins may flex to satisfy hydrophobic mismatch
A novel mechanism for membrane modulation of transmembrane protein structure, and consequently function, is suggested in which mismatch between the hydrophobic surface of the protein and the hydrophobic interior of the lipid bilayer induces a flexing or bending of a transmembrane segment of the prot...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2006
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