Residue-Specific Analysis of Frustration in the Folding Landscape of Repeat β/α Protein Apoflavodoxin

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 396, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-89

  Stagg, Loren ^a   Samiotakis, Antonios ^b   Homouz, Dirar ^b   Cheung, Margaret S ^b   Wittung Stafshede, Pernilla ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

folding nuclei; intermediate; protein folding; topological frustration; transition state

Indexed keywords

APOFLAVODOXIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; THERMOSTABILITY;

DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS;

EID: 74649084057     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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