Folding of pig gastric mucin non-glycosylated domains: A discrete molecular dynamics study

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 681-703

  Barz, Bogdan ^a   Turner, Bradley S ^b   Bansil, Rama ^c   Urbanc, Brigita ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

Author keywords

DMD simulation; Free energy landscape; Mucin; Mucin gelation; PGM 2X; Pig gastric mucin; Protein folding; vWF C1

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; SOLVENT; STOMACH MUCIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; GELATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PH; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; STOMACH PROTECTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SWINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DISULFIDES; GASTRIC MUCINS; HYDROGEN BONDING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; SOLVENTS; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84867893683     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: 15730689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10867-012-9280-x     Document Type: Article

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