Structure-based stabilization of insulin as a therapeutic protein assembly via enhanced aromatic-aromatic interactions.
Rege, N.K., Wickramasinghe, N.P., Tustan, A.N., Phillips, N.F.B., Yee, V.C., Ismail-Beigi, F., Weiss, M.A.(2018) J Biol Chem 293: 10895-10910
- PubMed: 29880646 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.RA118.003650
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6CK2 - PubMed Abstract: 
Key contributions to protein structure and stability are provided by weakly polar interactions, which arise from asymmetric electronic distributions within amino acids and peptide bonds. Of particular interest are aromatic side chains whose directional π ...