Title: α‐Helical coiled coils and bundles: How to design an α‐helical protein
Abstract: Proteins: Structure, Function, and BioinformaticsVolume 7, Issue 1 p. 1-15 Review Article α-Helical coiled coils and bundles: How to design an α-helical protein Carolyn Cohen, Corresponding Author Carolyn Cohen Rosenstiel Basic Medical Science Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University, P.O. Box 9110, Waltham, MA 02254-9110===Search for more papers by this authorDavid A. D. Parry, David A. D. Parry Department of Physics and Biophysics, Massey University, Palmerston North, New ZealandSearch for more papers by this author Carolyn Cohen, Corresponding Author Carolyn Cohen Rosenstiel Basic Medical Science Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University, P.O. Box 9110, Waltham, MA 02254-9110===Search for more papers by this authorDavid A. D. Parry, David A. D. Parry Department of Physics and Biophysics, Massey University, Palmerston North, New ZealandSearch for more papers by this author First published: 1990 https://doi.org/10.1002/prot.340070102Citations: 610AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References 1 Feynman, R. Last blackboard. Phys. Today 42: 88. Courtesy of the Archives, California Institute of Technology. Photography by Robert Paz. 2 Astbury, W. T. Croonian Lecture On the structure of biological fibers and the problem of muscle. Proc. R. 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