Role of B13 Glu in insulin assembly. The hexamer structure of recombinant mutant (B13 Glu-->Gln) insulin.
Bentley, G.A., Brange, J., Derewenda, Z., Dodson, E.J., Dodson, G.G., Markussen, J., Wilkinson, A.J., Wollmer, A., Xiao, B.(1992) J.Mol.Biol. 228: 1163-1176
- PubMed: 1361949 
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
- PubMed Abstract: 
The assembly of the insulin hexamer brings the six B13 glutamate side-chains at the centre into close proximity. Their mutual repulsion is unfavourable and zinc co-ordination to B10 histidine is necessary to stabilize the well known zinc-containing h ...