Molecular dynamics simulation of site-directed spin labeling: Experimental validation in muscle fibers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1854-1866

  LaConte, Leslie E W ^a   Voelz, Vincent ^a   Nelson, Wendy ^a   Enz, Michael ^a   Thomas, David D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; MYOSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVIAN STOMACH; CALCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SCALLOP; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0036789728     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)73950-7     Document Type: Article

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