Fibrous Proteins: Structures and Mechanisms

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Parry, David A.D (Editor), Squire, John M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Subcellular Biochemistry, 82
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Gene expression.; Proteins.; Life Sciences.; Protein Science.; Gene Expression.; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.

This book provides the readers with an up-to-date review of the design, structure and function of a representative selection of fibrous proteins in both health and disease. The importance of the α-helical coiled coil, a conformational motif based on the heptad repeat in the amino acid sequence of al...