Exploring PHD Fingers and H3K4me0 Interactions with Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Binding Free Energy Calculations: AIRE-PHD1, a Comparative Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Spiliotopoulos, Dimitrios ^a   Spitaleri, Andrea ^a   Musco, Giovanna ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN; HISTONE H3 TAIL BEARING UNMODIFIED LYSINE 4; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHD FINGER PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

HISTONES; HUMANS; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROCOLLAGEN-PROLINE DIOXYGENASE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84867537628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046902     Document Type: Article

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