Modeling protein conformational ensembles: From missing loops to equilibrium fluctuations

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 164-179

  Shehu, Amarda ^a   Clementi, Cecilia ^b,c   Kavraki, Lydia E ^a,c  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boltzmann statistics; Equilibrium mobility; Geometric computing; Inverse kinematics; Loop modeling; Protein flexibility; Robotics

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN G; UBIQUITIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FRAGMENT ENSEMBLE METHOD; GEOMETRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN ENSEMBLE METHOD; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALGORITHMS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; UBIQUITIN;

EID: 33748281380     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.21060     Document Type: Article

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