The three-dimensional structure of the colicin E3 immunity protein by distance geometry calculation.
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The three-dimensional solution structure of the colicin E3 immunity protein (84 residues) was determined by distance geometry calculations. The hydrophilic side of a four-stranded antiparallel beta-sheet constitutes a part of the surface of the protein, and two loops lie on the hydrophobic side of the sheet. All the three specificity-determining residues, which are included in the center of the beta-sheet, display their side groups on the protein surface.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- FEBS letters
دوره 333 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993