Allosteric analysis of glucocorticoid receptor-DNA interface induced by cyclic Py-im polyamide: A molecular dynamics simulation study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Wang, Yaru ^a   Ma, Na ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Chen, Guangju ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC PYRROLE IMIDAZOLE POLYAMIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; POLYAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA; NYLON;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; SIMULATION; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM;

DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NYLONS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID;

EID: 84859816734     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035159     Document Type: Article

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