Probing the mechanism of pH-induced large-scale conformational changes in dengue virus envelope protein using atomistic simulations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 588-594

  Prakash, Meher K ^a   Barducci, Alessandro ^a   Parrinello, Michele ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

CHEMISTRY; DENGUE VIRUS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PH; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DENGUE VIRUS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

EID: 77955210055     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.04.024     Document Type: Article

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