Inverse electrostatic effect: electrostatic repulsion in the unfolded state stabilizes a leucine zipper.
Marti
Daniel N
DN
Institute of Biochemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland. dmarti@access.unizh.ch
Bosshard
Hans Rudolf
HR
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001120:Arginine / Q000737:chemistry; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D019281:Dimerization; D004220:Disulfides / Q000737:chemistry; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D016350:Leucine Zippers; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular / Q000379:methods; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry; D017510:Protein Folding; D012492:Salts / Q000737:chemistry; D055672:Static Electricity; D013816:Thermodynamics
D004220:Disulfides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D012492:Salts; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D001120:Arginine