Water mediated protein-DNA interactions: The relationship of thermodynamics to structural detail

Protein Science

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2115-2118

  Morton, Craig J ^a   Ladbury, John E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

calorimetry; high resolution crystal structures; protein DNA interactions; thermodynamics; water molecule

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN FOLDING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029860343     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560051018     Document Type: Article

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