Do water molecules mediate protein-DNA recognition?

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 314, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 619-632

  Reddy, Ch Koti ^a   Das, Achintya ^a   Jayaram, B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Electrostatic screening; Extended side chains; Hydrogen bonds; Packing density; Water mediated recognition

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRICITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SOLVATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035976713     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.5154     Document Type: Article

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