Structural and hydration properties of the partially unfolded states of the prion protein

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1284-1292

  De Simone, Alfonso ^a,b   Zagari, Adriana ^a,b   Derreumaux, Philippe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CEINGE BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

^c France   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SOLVATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 34548221936     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.108613     Document Type: Article

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