Role of the switch II region in the conformational transition of activation of Ha-ras-p21

Protein Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 361-368

  Díaz, José Fernando ^a,b   Escalona, María Milagrosa ^a,c   Kuppens, Steven ^a   Engelborghs, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conformational change; G proteins; Molecular dynamics; Molecular switch; Stopped flow

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN P21;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE H RAS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0242533542     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.9.2.361     Document Type: Article

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