Conformational selection through electrostatics: Free energy simulations of gtp and gdp binding to archaeal initiation factor 2

Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1264-1282

  Satpati, Priyadarshi ^a   Simonson, Thomas ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE BIOCHIMIE   (France)

Author keywords

Continuum electrostatics; GTPase; Molecular dynamics; Molecular recognition; Protein

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAL INITIATION FACTOR 2; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PEPTIDE INITIATION FACTORS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STATIC ELECTRICITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 84859441092     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.24023     Document Type: Article

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