Electrostatic exploration of the C3d-FH4 interaction using a computational alanine scan

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 15-16, 2011, Pages 1844-1850

  El Assaad, Atlal M ^a   Kieslich, Chris A ^a   Gorham Jr , Ronald D ^a   Morikis, Dimitrios ^a  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

Association free energy; C3d; Complement system; Computational alanine scan; Electrostatic clustering; Electrostatics; Factor H

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3D; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; EXTRACELLULAR FIBRINOGEN BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; IONIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALANINE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COMPLEMENT C3D; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 80051919934     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: 18729142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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