Studies on viral fusion peptides: The distribution of lipophilic and electrostatic potential over the peptide determines the angle of insertion into a membrane

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1537-1545

  Taylor, A ^a   Sansom, M S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomimetic membranes; Fusion peptides; Molecular dynamics; Simulations

Indexed keywords

DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; VIRUS FUSION PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; LIPID BILAYER; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STATIC ELECTRICITY; VIRUS; VIRUS ENTRY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; LIPID BILAYERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STATIC ELECTRICITY; VIRAL FUSION PROTEINS; VIRUS INTERNALIZATION; VIRUSES;

EID: 77957709364     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-010-0611-1     Document Type: Article

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