The mysterious unfoldome: Structureless, underappreciated, yet vital part of any given proteome

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Uversky, Vladimir N ^a,b,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTATION   (Russian Federation)

^c Molecular Kinetics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNFOLDOME; AMINO ACID;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; HEATING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PH; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; REVIEW; STRUCTURAL PROTEOMICS; TEMPERATURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; BIOLOGY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMINO ACIDS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEOME;

EID: 77949328500     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/568068     Document Type: Review

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