Electrostatic interactions in the GCN4 leucine zipper: Substantial contributions arise from intramolecular interactions enhanced on binding

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1381-1392

  Hendsch, Zachary S ^a   Tidor, Bruce ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coiled coil; Ion pairs; Protein electrostatics; Protein stability; Salt bridges

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GCN4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRICITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; MUTAGENESIS; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SOLVATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032789936     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.7.1381     Document Type: Article

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