Protein flexibility from the dynamical transition: A force constant analysis

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1115-1123

  Bicout, D J ^a,b   Zaccai, G ^b,c  

^a Ist Nazionale per la Fisica Materia   (France)

^b INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGAND BINDING; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE TRANSITION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0035118232     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)76089-4     Document Type: Article

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