Localized unfolding of collagen explains collagenase cleavage near imino-poor sites

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 319, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 997-1003

  Stultz, Collin M ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen; Coronary syndromes; Protein unfolding

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGENASE; TRIPEPTIDE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL BOND; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 0036300984     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00421-7     Document Type: Article

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