Mechanochemical coupling in the myosin motor domain. I. Insights from equilibrium active-site simulations

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 0199-0213

  Yu, Haibo ^a   Ma, Liang ^a   Yang, Yang ^a   Cui, Qiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; BINDING ENERGY; CONFORMATIONS; FREE ENERGY; NUCLEOTIDES;

ACTIVE SITE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; LEVER ARM; MECHANOCHEMICAL COUPLINGS; MOLECULAR MOTORS; MOTOR DOMAIN; MYOSIN MOTORS; STRUCTURAL FLEXIBILITIES; STRUCTURAL MOTIFS; STRUCTURAL TRANSITIONS;

HYDROLYSIS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MOLECULAR MOTOR; MYOSIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; HYDROLYSIS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS; BINDING SITE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BINDING SITES; ENERGY TRANSFER; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MYOSINS; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 33847278350     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030021     Document Type: Article

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