A small surface hydrophobic stripe in the coiled-coil domain of type I keratins mediates tetramer stability.

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Published in J Cell Biol on March 14, 2005

Authors

Kelsie M Bernot1, Chang-Hun Lee, Pierre A Coulombe

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1: Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.

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