Molecular determinants of snurportin 1 ligand affinity and structural response upon binding

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 581-589

  Goette, Maik ^a   Stumpe, Martin C ^a,c   Ficner, Ralf ^b   Grubmüller, Helmut ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPPED RNA; LIGAND; PROTEIN; PROTEIN SNURPORTIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTROPY; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RNA TRANSPORT; SOLVATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 68849120427     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.04.049     Document Type: Article

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