Contribution of cation-π interactions to the stability of protein-DNA complexes

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 302, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 393-408

  Wintjens, René ^a   Liévin, Jacky ^b   Rooman, Marianne ^b   Buisine, Eric ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Analyses of X ray structures; Protein DNA recognition; Quantum mechanics

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; CATION; CYTOSINE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GLUTAMINE; LYSINE; SODIUM ION; THYMINE;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CALCULATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRICITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034665865     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4040     Document Type: Article

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