Electrostatic interactions in a peptide-RNA complex

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 331, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-88

  García García, Cuauhtémoc ^a   Draper, David E ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine rich peptide; Binding energy; Ion atmosphere; Non linear Poisson Boltzmann equation; Salt effects

Indexed keywords

RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA;

EID: 0038499698     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00615-6     Document Type: Article

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