Direct simulation of transmembrane helix association: Role of asparagines

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1650-1656

  Stockner, Thomas ^a   Ash, Walter L ^a   MacCallum, Justin L ^a   Tieleman, D Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PEPTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STABILITY; HYDROGEN BOND; ION TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 3142747401     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.045310     Document Type: Article

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