Mutations that substitute serine for glycine alpha 1-598 and glycine alpha 1-631 in type I procollagen. The effects on thermal unfolding of the triple helix are position-specific and demonstrate that the protein unfolds through a series of cooperative blocks.

Westerhausen, A

Mutations that substitute serine for glycine alpha 1-598 and glycine alpha 1-631 in type I procollagen. The effects on thermal unfolding of the triple helix are position-specific and demonstrate that the protein unfolds through a series of cooperative blocks. [electronic resource] - The Journal of biological chemistry Aug 1990 - 13995-4000 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

0021-9258


Base Sequence
Cells, Cultured
Codon--genetics
DNA--genetics
Fibroblasts--metabolism
Glycine
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Male
Models, Structural
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Oligonucleotide Probes
Osteogenesis Imperfecta--genetics
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Procollagen--genetics
Protein Conformation
Protein Denaturation
Serine
Skin--metabolism
Templates, Genetic