Hydrophobic folding units at protein-protein interfaces: Implications to protein folding and to protein-protein association

Protein Science

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1426-1437

  Tsai, Chung Jung ^a   Nussinov, Ruth ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Compactness; Folding unit; Hydrophobic core; Protein binding; Protein folding; Protein protein association

Indexed keywords

CALBINDIN; CYSTATIN; MONELLIN; TROPONIN C;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

EID: 0030756203     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560060707     Document Type: Article

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