Structure refinement of the OpcA adhesin using molecular dynamics

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3058-3069

  Luan, Binquan ^a   Caffrey, Martin ^b   Aksimentiev, Aleksei ^c  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN OPCA; PROTEOGLYCAN; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CRYSTALLIZATION; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEPTICEMIA; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 36048936454     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.106724     Document Type: Article

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