Disruption and formation of surface salt bridges are coupled to DNA binding by the integration host factor: A computational analysis

Biochemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 266-275

  Ma, L ^a   Sundlass, N K ^a   Raines, R T ^a   Cui, Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROCESS; BOUND STATE; CHARGED RESIDUES; COMPLEX BEHAVIOR; COMPLEX DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA BINDING; DNA BINDING SITE; DNA-BINDING PROTEIN; ELECTROSTATIC PROPERTIES; ENTHALPY CHANGE; EXPLICIT SOLVENTS; HIGH SALT CONCENTRATION; HOFMEISTER EFFECTS; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; MD SIMULATION; PROTEIN-DNA COMPLEXES; PROTEIN-DNA INTERACTIONS; ROBUST METHODS; SALT BRIDGES; SALT CONCENTRATION; SIMULATION STUDIES; STABLE SALTS; STRUCTURAL POINT; THERMODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; THERMODYNAMIC DRIVING FORCES;

BINDING SITES; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DNA; ENTHALPY; PROTEINS;

COMPLEXATION;

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ENTHALPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING SITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

BINDING SITES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; INTEGRATION HOST FACTORS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SALTS; STATIC ELECTRICITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 78651372019     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: 15204995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi101096k     Document Type: Article

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