Dramatic structural and thermodynamic consequences of repacking a protein's hydrophobic core.
Willis, M.A., Bishop, B., Regan, L., Brunger, A.T.(2000) Structure 8: 1319-1328
- PubMed: 11188696 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(00)00544-x
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1F4M, 1F4N - PubMed Abstract: 
Rop is an RNA binding, dimeric, four-helix bundle protein with a well-defined, regular hydrophobic core ideally suited for redesign studies. A family of Rop variants in which the hydrophobic core was systematically redesigned has previously been created and characterized.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.