Molecular dynamics simulation of GTPase activity in polymers of the cell division protein FtsZ

FEBS Letters

Volumn 586, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1236-1239

  Martín García, Fernando ^a,b   Salvarelli, Estefanía ^b,c   Mendieta Moreno, Jesús Ignacio ^a,b   Vicente, Miguel ^d   Mingorance, Jesús ^c   Mendieta, Jesús ^a,b   Gómez Puertas, Paulino ^a  

^a CENTRO DE BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

^b Biomol Informatics SL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^d CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

FtsZ; GTPase; Molecular dynamics; Polymer

Indexed keywords

FTSZ PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; SIMULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOPOLYMERS; CELL DIVISION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84859919887     PISSN: 00145793     EISSN: 18733468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.03.042     Document Type: Article

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