The folding transition state of protein L is extensive with nonnative interactions (and not small and polarized)

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 420, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 220-234

  Yoo, Tae Yeon ^a   Adhikari, Aashish ^b   Xia, Zhen ^c   Huynh, Tien ^c   Freed, Karl F ^a,b   Zhou, Ruhong ^c   Sosnick, Tobin R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

bi histidine; metal binding; protein folding; analysis; analysis

Indexed keywords

ACYLPHOSPHATASE; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE; METAL ION; UBIQUITIN;

ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; BINDING SITE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DATA BANK; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SIMULATION;

EID: 84862006644     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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