A Monte Carlo study of the self-assembly of bacteriorhodopsin

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1902-1916

  Jagannathan, Kamakshi ^a   Chang, Rakwoo ^a   Yethiraj, Arun ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; LIPID COMPOSITION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PURPLE MEMBRANE;

EID: 0036788548     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)73954-4     Document Type: Article

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