Intramembrane Helix-Helix Association in Oligomerization and Transmembrane Signaling
Bormann B, Engelman D. Intramembrane Helix-Helix Association in Oligomerization and Transmembrane Signaling. Annual Review Of Biophysics 1992, 21: 223-242. PMID: 1326354, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.bb.21.060192.001255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein foldingTransmembrane regionReceptor proteinClose contact sitesSignal transductionQuaternary structureReceptor moleculesConformational changesHelical transmembrane regionsAllosteric conformational changeHelix-helix associationConformational change modelTertiary/quaternary structureTransmembrane helicesTransmembrane domainMechanism of insertionCytoplasmic domainTransmembrane signalingContact sitesPrimary structureSecondary structureProteinOligomerizationFoldingProteolytic fragments