Phosphorylation-mediated conformational changes in the mouse neurofilament architecture: Insight from a neurofilament brush model

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 405, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1101-1118

  Stevenson, William ^a   Chang, Rakwoo ^b   Gebremichael, Yeshitila ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

^b Kwangwoon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo simulation; neurofilament brush model; neurofilament side arms; phosphorylation; polyampholytes

Indexed keywords

NEUROFILAMENT H PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT M PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CYTOSKELETON; HUMAN; IONIC STRENGTH; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MOUSE; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 79251595937     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.11.022     Document Type: Article

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