Mechanical resistance of proteins explained using simple molecular models

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 287-297

  West, Daniel K ^a   Brockwell, David J ^a   Olmsted, Peter D ^a   Radford, Sheena E ^a   Paci, Emanuele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DENATURATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION;

EID: 33646142064     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.071035     Document Type: Article

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