Studies of protein-protein interfaces: A statistical analysis of the hydrophobic effect

Protein Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-64

  Tsai, Chung Jung ^a   Lin, Shuo Liang ^a   Wolfson, Haim J ^b   Nussinov, Ruth ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

hydrophobic effect; protein cores; protein folding; protein protein recognition; subunit interfaces

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 1842405464     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560060106     Document Type: Article

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