Molecular dynamics simulation reveals preorganization of the chloroplast FtsY towards complex formation induced by GTP binding

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-66

  Yang, Ming Jun ^a   Pang, Xue Qin ^a   Zhang, Xin ^b   Han, Ke Li ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloroplast SRP system; Protein targeting reaction; Protein protein interaction; Signal recognition particle; SRP GTPase

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RNA; SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLOROPLAST; CHLOROPLAST FTSY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE;

EID: 78649905953     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2010.07.013     Document Type: Article

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