Flaviviral helicase: Insights into the mechanism of action of a motor protein

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 417, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-87

  Mastrangelo, Eloise ^a   Bolognesi, Martino ^a   Milani, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

ATP binding; Flavivirus helicase; Molecular dynamics simulation; Motor protein; Protein structural transitions; RNA remodeling

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; FLAVIVIRUS HELICASE; HELICASE; MOLECULAR MOTOR; SINGLE STRANDED RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENGUE VIRUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SIMULATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DENGUE VIRUS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA HELICASES;

DENGUE VIRUS; FLAVIVIRUS;

EID: 84855756960     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.11.060     Document Type: Article

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