Construction, MD simulation, and hydrodynamic validation of an all-atom model of a monoclonal IgG antibody

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 905-913

  Brandt, J Paul ^a,b   Patapoff, Thomas W ^a   Aragon, Sergio R ^b  

^a GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TRASTUZUMAB; WATER;

CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; LIGHT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; RADIATION SCATTERING; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATION;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, HUMANIZED; DIFFUSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LIGHT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; SCATTERING, RADIATION; WATER;

EID: 77955676745     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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