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