The native-state ensemble of proteins provides clues for folding, misfolding and function

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 494-496

  Cremades, Nunilo ^a   Sancho, Javier ^a   Freire, Ernesto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOFLAVODOXIN; FLAVOPROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

FUNCTIONAL PROTEOMICS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEFECT; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEOMICS; SHORT SURVEY; STRUCTURAL PROTEOMICS;

APOPROTEINS; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; FLAVODOXIN; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33747759335     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2006.07.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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