Probing the effect of point mutations at protein-protein interfaces with free energy calculations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 433-442

  Almlöf, Martin ^a   Åqvist, Johan ^a   Smalås, Arne O ^b   Brandsdal, Bjørn O ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; CHYMOTRYPSIN; ELASTASE; OVOMUCOID; PROTEIN; TRYPSIN;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENERGY; LIGAND BINDING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR PROBE; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RELIABILITY; SIMULATION;

BOVINAE;

EID: 33646166928     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.073239     Document Type: Article

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