Intrinsically disordered proteins in a physics-based world

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5292-5309

  Click, Timothy H ^a   Ganguly, Debabani ^a   Chen, Jianhan ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformational selection; Generalized born; Implicit solvent; Induced folding; Molecular dynamics; p21; p27; p53; pKID; Replica exchange

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PROTEIN; INTRINSICALLY DISORDERED PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PROTEIN;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHYSICS; PREDICTION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIMULATION; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS;

EID: 78650988465     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms11125292     Document Type: Review

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