Local conformational signals and the statistical thermodynamics of collapsed helical proteins

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 199-216

  Saven, Jeffery G ^a   Wolynes, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Helix; Local signal; Molten globule; Peptide conformation; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029864372     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0156     Document Type: Article

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