Protein-protein recognition: An experimental and computational study of the R89K mutation in Raf and its effect on Ras binding

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 50-64

  Zeng, Jun ^a   Fridman, Masha ^b   Maruta, Hiroshi ^b   Treutlein, Herbert R ^b   Simonson, Thomas ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE ET DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Molecular recognition; Protein; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HYBRID PROTEIN; LYSINE; RAF PROTEIN; RAS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0032898393     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.1.50     Document Type: Article

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