Long-lived conformational isomerism of protein dimers: The role of the free energy of subunit association

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2826-2832

  Botelho, Michelle G ^a   Rietveld, Alex W M ^a   Ferreira, Sérgio T ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; OLIGOMER; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TRIOSEPHOSPHATE ISOMERASE;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; HYSTERESIS; ISOMERISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33749518052     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.089706     Document Type: Article

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