Monte Carlo study of substrate-induced folding and refolding of lattice proteins

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1150-1156

  Coluzza, Ivan ^a   Frenkely, Daan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SIMULATION;

EID: 33846829658     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.084236     Document Type: Article

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