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ArticleMolecular biology research communications2018

In silico mutational analysis and identification of stability centers in human interleukin-4.

Sandeep Saini, Chander Jyoti-Thakur, Varinder Kumar, Akshay Suhag, Niharika Jakhar

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Article in Molecular biology research communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Sandeep SainiDepartment of Bioinformatics, G.G.D.S.D. College, Chandigarh, India.
Chander Jyoti-ThakurDepartment of Bioinformatics, G.G.D.S.D. College, Chandigarh, India.
Varinder KumarDepartment of Bioinformatics, G.G.D.S.D. College, Chandigarh, India.
Akshay SuhagDepartment of Bioinformatics, G.G.D.S.D. College, Chandigarh, India.
Niharika JakharDepartment of Bioinformatics, G.G.D.S.D. College, Chandigarh, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interleukin-4 (IL-4) is a multifunctional cytokine that plays a critical role in apoptosis, differentiation and proliferation. The intensity of IL4 response depends upon binding to its receptor, IL-4R. The therapeutic efficiency of interleukins can be increased by generating structural mutants having greater stability. In the present work, attempts were made to increase the stability of human IL-4 using in-silico site directed mutagenesis. Different orthologous sequences of IL4 from

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IL-4; stability centre; mutagenesis; cytokine; bioinformatics

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