Influence of the fluctuations of the alignment tensor on the analysis of the structure and dynamics of proteins using residual dipolar couplings

Journal of Biomolecular NMR

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-81

  Salvatella, X ^a   Richter, B ^a   Vendruscolo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alignment tensor; Correlated motions; Protein dynamics; Residual dipolar couplings

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; LEUCINE; UBIQUITIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL BOND; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RESIDUAL DIPOLAR COUPLING; STRUCTURAL PROTEOMICS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; UBIQUITIN;

EID: 37849041714     PISSN: 09252738     EISSN: 15735001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10858-007-9210-6     Document Type: Article

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