Simulations of multi-directional forced unfolding of titin I27

Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 396-403

  Toofanny, Rudesh D ^a   Williams, Philip M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscope; Dynamic force spectroscopy; Molecular dynamics; Protein unfolding; Titin I27

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

MECHANICAL RESISTANCE; STRAND TOPOLOGY;

PROTEINS;

CARBON; CONNECTIN; TINTIN I27; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORCE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN BONDING; MATHEMATICS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUSCLE PROTEINS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644619697     PISSN: 10933263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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