Osmolytes modulate conformational exchange in solvent‐exposed regions of membrane proteins

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Osmolytes modulate conformational exchange in solvent-exposed regions of membrane proteins

Ricardo H. Flores Jiménez,
Marie-Ange Do Cao,
Miyeon Kim^†,
David S. Cafiso^*

Article first published online: 10 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1002/pro.305

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Protein Science

Volume 19, Issue 2, pages 269–278, February 2010

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Flores Jiménez, R. H., Do Cao, M.-A., Kim, M. and Cafiso, D. S. (2010), Osmolytes modulate conformational exchange in solvent-exposed regions of membrane proteins. Protein Science, 19: 269–278. doi: 10.1002/pro.305

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Department of Chemistry and Biophysics Program, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

^†
The Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA school of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095

Email: David S. Cafiso (cafiso@virginia.edu)

^*Department of Chemistry, McCormick Road University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4319

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Issue published online: 21 JAN 2010
Article first published online: 10 DEC 2009
Accepted manuscript online: 10 DEC 2009 12:00AM EST
Manuscript Accepted: 4 DEC 2009
Manuscript Revised: 18 NOV 2009
Manuscript Received: 23 SEP 2009

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