A Brownian dynamics computational study of the interaction of spinach plastocyanin with turnip cytochrome f: The importance of plastocyanin conformational changes

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 94, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 411-422

  Gross, Elizabeth L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brownian dynamics; Cytochrome f; Electron transport; Plastocyanin; Protein protein interactions

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME F; PLASTOCYANIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPINACH; TURNIP;

BRASSICA RAPA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOCHROMES F; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PLANT PROTEINS; PLASTOCYANIN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 36849032993     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-007-9192-y     Document Type: Article

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