What types of amino acids would be in what places in the molecule on order to be embedded and floating in the phospholipid bilayer? (Refers to an integral membrane protein)
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What types of amino acids would be in what places in the molecule in order to be
Started by gsharpnolack, Oct 07 2012 09:11 AM
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Posted 07 October 2012 - 12:05 PM
Trp, Tyr and Phe are strongly liked. Also other hydrophobic residues. But check this paper in which they compare the contacts different proteins make with lipid bilayers:
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/18400182
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http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/18400182
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