Computational studies of membrane proteins: Models and predictions for biological understanding

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1818, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 927-941

  Liang, Jie ^a   Naveed, Hammad ^a   Jimenez Morales, David ^a   Adamian, Larisa ^a   Lin, Meishan ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Empirical potential function; Ensemble properties of membrane proteins; Membrane protein; Motif; Protein protein interaction

Indexed keywords

LIPID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BINDING SITE; BIOINFORMATICS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENERGY TRANSFER; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GEOMETRY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; OLIGOMERIZATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THERMOSTABILITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 84857650927     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: 18792642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2011.09.026     Document Type: Review

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