Capturing the essence of folding and functions of biomolecules using coarse-grained models

Nature Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Hyeon, Changbong ^a   Thirumalai, D ^b  

^a Korea Institute for Advanced Study   (South Korea)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; KINESIN; NANOMATERIAL; POLYMER; RIBOZYME; RNA; RNA POLYMERASE;

BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; COARSE GAINED MODEL; DNA HAIRPIN; DNA STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW; RNA STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY;

DNA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN FOLDING; RNA;

EID: 80053391759     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1481     Document Type: Review

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