Computation and mutagenesis suggest a right‐handed structure for the synaptobrevin transmembrane dimer
Fleming K, Engelman D. Computation and mutagenesis suggest a right‐handed structure for the synaptobrevin transmembrane dimer. Proteins Structure Function And Bioinformatics 2001, 45: 313-317. PMID: 11746678, DOI: 10.1002/prot.1151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmembrane dimerSingle transmembrane segmentBiological membrane fusionProtein-protein interactionsRight-handed structureInterhelical hydrogen bondsSequence-specific mannerTransmembrane segmentsDimerization motifThree-dimensional structureMutagenesis studiesMembrane fusionSuccessful structure predictionSide-chain atomsStructure predictionSpecific mannerKey playersComputational searchDimersSynaptobrevinMutagenesisComputational methodsAssociation thermodynamicsMotifGlycophorin