Minimal model for studying prion-like folding pathways

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 283-288

  Chen, Jeff Z Y ^a   Lemak, Alexander S ^a   Lepock, James R ^a   Kemp, Josh P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Folding pathway; Minimal model; Monte Carlo simulation; Prion; Proteins

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; ENERGY; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; KINETICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RANDOMIZATION;

HYDROGEN BONDING; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIONS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037403052     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.10329     Document Type: Article

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