Gatekeepers in the ribosomal protein S6: Thermodynamics, kinetics, and folding pathways revealed by a minimalist protein model

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 340, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 571-585

  Stoycheva, Antitsa D ^a,b,c   Brooks III, Charles L ^a,b   Onuchic, José N ^b,c  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Center for Theoretical Biological Physics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

computer simulations; gatekeepers; GK, gatekeeper; MC, mutant control; protein folding; S6; WT, wild type

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S6;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REACTION TIME; THERMODYNAMICS;

PYRONIA TITHONUS;

EID: 2942705984     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.04.073     Document Type: Article

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