Classical molecular dynamics simulations of the complex between the RAD51 protein and the BRC hairpin loops of the BRCA2 protein

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 749-759

  Buis, Nick ^a,b   Skylaris, Chris Kriton ^a   Grant, Guy H ^b   Rajendra, Eeson ^b   Payne, Mike C ^c   Venkitaraman, Ashok R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BRCA2; Molecular dynamics; Proteins; RAD51

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; ORGANIC ACIDS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

ATOMISTIC MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS; BRCA2; BREAST CANCERS; CLASSICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; DOUBLE-STRAND BREAKS; DYNAMICAL BEHAVIOURS; EXPLICIT WATER; HAIRPIN LOOP; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; PROTEINS; RAD51; SEQUENCE MOTIFS; SIDE CHAINS; SINGLE-POINT MUTATIONS; TIME PERIODS;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 49649088827     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020802213281     Document Type: Article

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