Defining the Nature of Thermal Intermediate in 3 State Folding Proteins: Apoflavodoxin, a Study Case

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  García Fandiño, Rebeca ^a,b   Bernadó, Pau ^c   Ayuso Tejedor, Sara ^d   Sancho, Javier ^d   Orozco, Modesto ^a,e  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICINE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c CENTRE DE BIOCHIMIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

APOFLAVODOXINS; ATOMISTICS; DISORDERED PROTEINS; DYNAMICS SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; PROPERTY; STUDY CASE; THERMAL; THERMAL UNFOLDING; UNFOLDING PROCESS;

PROTEINS;

APOFLAVODOXIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 84866092247     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002647     Document Type: Article

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