Molecular dynamics simulations reveal a disorder-to-order transition on phosphorylation of smooth muscle myosin

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2083-2090

  Espinoza Fonseca, L Michel ^a   Kast, David ^a   Thomas, David D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEROMYOSIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; WATER;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LIGHT CHAIN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIMULATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SPIN LABELING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548736602     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.095802     Document Type: Article

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