Insights into the structural stability of Bax from molecular dynamics simulations at high temperatures

Protein Science

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2035-2046

  Rosas Trigueros, Jorge Luis ^a,b   Correa Basurto, José ^a,b   Benítez Cardoza, Claudia Guadalupe ^a   Zamorano Carrillo, Absalom ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b Grupo Interdisciplinario De Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada Al Plegamiento De Proteínas   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl 2 family; Electrostatic interactions; MD simulations; Protein stability; Thermal unfolding

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BAX;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 81755172092     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.740     Document Type: Article

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