Quantitative characterization of intrinsic disorder in polyglutamine: Insights from analysis based on polymer theories

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1923-1937

  Vitalis, Andreas ^a   Wang, Xiaoling ^a   Pappu, Rohit V ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTRINSICALLY DISORDERED PROTEIN; MONOMER; POLYGLUTAMINE; POLYMER; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACCURACY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; ENERGY; FORCE; PARAMETER; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; THEORY;

EID: 34548757409     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.110080     Document Type: Article

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