Insight into the recognition patterns of the ErbB receptor family transmembrane domains: Heterodimerization models through molecular dynamics search

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 851-864

  Samna Soumana, Oumarou ^a   Garnier, Norbert ^a   Genest, Monique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

Computational search; ErbB receptor family; GxxxG motifs; Heterodimerization; Molecular dynamics; TM domain

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 3;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DIMERIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BINDING SITES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIMERIZATION; MEMBRANE MICRODOMAINS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTOR, ERBB-2; RECEPTOR, ERBB-3;

EID: 45849099461     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-008-0293-0     Document Type: Article

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