Molecular dynamics simulations of the dimerization of transmembrane α-helices

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 388-396

  Psachoulia, Emi ^a   Marshall, David P ^a   Sansom, Mark S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2 INTEGRIN; GLYCOPHORIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DIMERIZATION; GLYCOPHORIN; INTEGRIN ALPHA2; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 77949509024     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar900211k     Document Type: Article

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