Theory of site-Specific DNA-Protein interactions in the presence of conformational fluctuations of DNA binding domains

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 353-359

  Murugan, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN; PROTEIN BINDING;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME;

DNA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955223561     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.04.026     Document Type: Article

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