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Finding a needle in a haystack: the role of electrostatics in target lipid recognition by PH domains

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Interactions between protein domains and lipid molecules play key roles in controlling cell membrane signalling and trafficking. The pleckstrin homology (PH) domain is one of the most widespread, binding specifically to phosphatidylinositol phosphates (PIPs) in cell membranes. PH domains must locate specific PIPs in the presence of a background of approximately 20% anionic lipids within the cytoplasmic leaflet of the plasma membrane. We investigate the mechanism of such recognition via a mult...

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10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002617

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Department:
Biochemistry
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Author
Publisher:
Public Library of Science Publisher's website
Journal:
PLoS Computational Biology Journal website
Volume:
8
Issue:
7
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ARTN e1002617
Publication date:
2012-07-26
Acceptance date:
2012-06-01
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1553-7358
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1553-734X
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English
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pubs:353338
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uuid:6b39c303-4245-4674-880f-e6e5062d9735
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pubs:353338
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353338
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2013-11-16

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