Nucleation and the transition state of the SH3 domain

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 349, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 424-434

  Hubner, Isaac A ^a   Edmonds, Katherine A ^b   Shakhnovich, Eugene I ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Building C 2   (United States)

Author keywords

Fi values; Protein folding; SH3 domain; Transition state ensemble

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN SH3; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHASE TRANSITION; POLARIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; SIMULATION;

EID: 18844459862     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.03.050     Document Type: Article

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