Dynamic switching mechanisms in LOV1 and LOV2 domains of plant phototropins

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3630-3639

  Freddolino, Peter L ^a   Dittrich, Markus ^a,b,c   Schulten, Klaus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCHROME; PROTEIN PHOTOTROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; COVALENT BOND; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HYDROGEN BOND; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OAT; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION;

AVENA SATIVA; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII;

EID: 33751232027     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.088609     Document Type: Article

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