Optimal combination of theory and experiment for the characterization of the protein folding landscape of S6: How far can a minimalist model go?

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 343, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 235-248

  Matysiak, Silvina ^a   Clementi, Cecilia ^a,b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

circular permutation; minimalist model; molecular dynamics simulations; protein folding; value analysis

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S6;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ENERGY; HYPOTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 4644340168     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.08.006     Document Type: Article

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