An evolutionary strategy for all-atom folding of the 60-amino-acid bacterial ribosomal protein L20

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4273-4280

  Schug, A ^a   Wenzel, W ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L20; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGORITHM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SIMULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33744816177     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.070409     Document Type: Article

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