Computer simulations and modeling-assisted ToxR screening in deciphering 3D structures of transmembrane α-helical dimers: Ephrin receptor A1

Physical Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Volynsky, P E ^a   Mineeva, E A ^a   Goncharuk, M V ^a   Ermolyuk, Ya S ^a   Arseniev, A S ^a   Efremov, R G ^a  

^a SHEMYAKIN OVCHINNIKOV INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; EPHRIN RECEPTOR A1; TOXR PROTEIN, BACTERIA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RECEPTOR, EPHA1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 77949865294     PISSN: 14783967     EISSN: 14783975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/7/1/016014     Document Type: Article

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