Variations in the fast folding rates of the λ-repressor: A hybrid molecular dynamics study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 207-214

  Pogorelov, Taras V ^a   Luthey Schulten, Zaida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMBDA REPRESSOR PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENERGY; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 3042814570     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.042861     Document Type: Article

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