Molecular dynamics simulation of human interleukin-4: Comparison with NMR data and effect of pH, counterions and force field on tertiary structure stability

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 33, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1143-1154

  Winger, M ^a   Yu, H ^b   Redfield, C ^c   Van Gunsteren, W F ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counterions; Interleukin 4; Low pH; Molecular dynamics simulation; Unfolding

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROTEINS; PROTONS; SOLUTIONS;

FORCE FIELDS; HUMAN INTERLEUKIN-4; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; TERTIARY STRUCTURE STABILITY;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 36949031938     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020701613623     Document Type: Article

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