Using metadynamics to understand the mechanism of calmodulin/target recognition at atomic detail

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2768-2777

  Fiorin, G ^a   Pastore, A ^b   Carloni, P ^a   Parrinello, M ^c  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN; METHIONINE; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN M13; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM BINDING; COMPLEX FORMATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING;

EID: 33749519366     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.086611     Document Type: Article

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