Abstract
Collagen triple helices, coiled coils and other oligomerization domains mediate the subunit assembly of a large number of proteins. Oligomerization leads to functional advantages of multivalency and high binding strength, increased structure stabilization and combined functions of different domains. These features seen in naturally occurring proteins can be engineered by protein design by combining oligomerization domains with functional domains. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 283-288 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Matrix Biology |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2000 |
Keywords
- Binding affinity
- Coiled-coil domains
- Collagen triple helix
- Foldon
- Multivalency
- Oligomer formation
- Protein engineering
- Structural stability