NMR and MD studies on the interaction between ligand peptides and α-bungarotoxin

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 339, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1169-1177

  Bernini, Andrea ^a   Ciutti, Arianna ^a   Spiga, Ottavia ^a   Scarselli, Maria ^a   Klein, Samuel ^a   Vannetti, Stefano ^a   Bracci, Luisa ^a   Lozzi, Luisa ^a   Lelli, Barbara ^a   Falciani, Chiara ^a   Neri, Paolo ^a   Niccolai, Neri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AChR, acetylcholine receptor; dynamics; MD, molecular dynamics; mimotope; NMR; NOE, nuclear Overhauser effect; NOESY, NOE spectroscopy; peptide protein interaction; r.m.s.d, root mean square deviation; btx, bungarotoxin; bungarotoxin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; LIGAND; MATING HORMONE ALPHA FACTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PEPTIDE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; TOXIN; BUNGAROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENTROPY; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; MACROMOLECULE; METABOLISM; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

BUNGAROTOXINS; LIGANDS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

EID: 3042572751     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.04.041     Document Type: Article

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