VASP: A volumetric analysis of surface properties yields insights into protein-ligand binding specificity

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Chen, Brian Y ^a   Honig, Barry ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BINDING SITES; BIOINFORMATICS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; LIGANDS; PROTEINS; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS TOOLS; BINDING CAVITY; BINDING SPECIFICITIES; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; EVOLUTIONARY DISTANCE; LIGAND BINDING; PROTEIN LIGANDS; PROTEINS STRUCTURES; RELATED FUNCTIONS; STRUCTURAL VARIATIONS;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

SERINE PROTEINASE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN RELATED LIPID TRANSFER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS OF SURFACE PROPERTY; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 78049444594     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000881     Document Type: Article

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