Long-timescale molecular dynamics simulations elucidate the dynamics and kinetics of exposure of the hydrophobic patch in troponin C

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1784-1789

  Lindert, Steffen ^a,b   Kekenes Huskey, Peter M ^a,b   McCammon, J Andrew ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; TROPONIN C;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HEART MUSCLE CELL; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TROPONIN C;

EID: 84867637621     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.08.058     Document Type: Article

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