A Simple Model of Backbone Flexibility Improves Modeling of Side-chain Conformational Variability

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 380, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 757-774

  Friedland, Gregory D ^a,c   Linares, Anthony J ^a,b,c   Smith, Colin A ^a,c   Kortemme, Tanja ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

flexible backbone; NMR order parameters; protein design; protein dynamics; side chain dynamics

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CALMODULIN; CYTOCHROME C2; FIBRONECTIN; FLAVODOXIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PROTEIN G; PROTEIN KINASE FYN; TENASCIN; TROPONIN C; UBIQUITIN;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

EID: 45649083705     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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