The folding mechanism of collagen-like model peptides explored through detailed molecular simulations

Protein Science

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2166-2177

  Stultz, Collin M ^a,b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen; Molecular simulations; Osteogenesis imperfecta; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; GLYCINE; PEPTIDE; PROLINE; SERINE;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

EID: 33748153236     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.062124606     Document Type: Article

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