Comparison of simulated and experimentally determined dynamics for a variant of the Lacl DNA-binding domain, Nlac-P

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 413-421

  Swint Kruse, Liskin ^a   Matthews, Kathleen Shive ^a   Smith, Paul E ^b   Pettitt, B Montgomery ^a,c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; NITROGEN 15; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DNA BINDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPERON; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION;

EID: 0031982791     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77798-7     Document Type: Article

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