Reversible pH-controlled DNA-binding peptide nanotweezers: An in-silico study

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 505-521

  Sharma, Gaurav ^a   Rege, Kaushal ^b,c   Budil, David E ^d   Yarmush, Martin L ^b,e   Mavroidis, Constantinos ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Arizona State University   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bionanotechnology; Coiled coil; Environmentally responsive peptides; GCN4; Leucine zipper; Molecular dynamics; Nanotweezers; Transcription factor engineering

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GCN4;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; COILED BODY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONFORMATION; ELECTRICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NANODEVICE; NANOTWEEZER; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROCESS DESIGN; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; SOLVENT EFFECT; SURFACE CHARGE;

BINDING SITES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROMANIPULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

EID: 69749099213     PISSN: 11769114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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