The binding mechanism, multiple binding modes, and allosteric regulation of Staphylococcus aureus Sortase A probed by molecular dynamics simulations

Protein Science

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1858-1871

  Kappel, Kalli ^a   Wereszczynski, Jeff ^a   Clubb, Robert T ^b   McCammon, J Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allostery; Induced fit binding; Molecular dynamics; Sortase enzymes; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS SORTASE A; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; SORTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BINDING; GENETIC REGULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; AMINOACYLTRANSFERASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84870328306     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.2168     Document Type: Article

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