Use of fast conformational sampling to improve the characterization of VEGF A-peptide interactions

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 317, Issue , 2013, Pages 293-300

  Wu, Gang ^a   Han, Keqiang ^b   Lv, Fenglin ^c  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Binding affinity; Conformational sampling; Protein peptide interaction; Vascular endothelial growth factor A

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE; VASCULOTROPIN A;

BIODEGRADATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIGAND; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL SAMPLING; MOLECULAR MODEL; MUTAGENESIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SAMPLING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; THERMODYNAMICS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84869222879     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.10.021     Document Type: Article

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