Context-dependent protein stabilization by methionine-to-leucine substitution shown in T4 lysozyme.
Lipscomb, L.A., Gassner, N.C., Snow, S.D., Eldridge, A.M., Baase, W.A., Drew, D.L., Matthews, B.W.(1998) Protein Sci. 7: 765-773
- PubMed: 9541409 
- DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070326
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
- PubMed Abstract: 
The substitution of methionines with leucines within the interior of a protein is expected to increase stability both because of a more favorable solvent transfer term as well as the reduced entropic cost of holding a leucine side chain in a defined ...