Improved Gō-like models demonstrate the robustness of protein folding mechanisms towards non-native interactions

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 334, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 309-325

  Karanicolas, John ^a   Brooks III, Charles L ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyl coenzyme A binding protein; Bacteriophage protein W; Immunity protein; SH3 domain; plait

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN W; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CHEMICAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SKELETON;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA;

EID: 0242383943     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.09.047     Document Type: Article

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