Using Molecular Mechanics to Predict Bulk Material Properties of Fibronectin Fibers

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Bradshaw, Mark J ^a   Cheung, Man C ^a   Ehrlich, Daniel J ^a   Smith, Michael L ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULES; PROTEINS;

BULK MATERIALS; CELL TRACTION FORCE; CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; IN-VITRO; MATRIX FORMS; MEASUREMENTS OF; SINGLE MOLECULE FORCE SPECTROSCOPY; STRUCTURAL PROTEINS; TIME-SCALES;

FIBERS;

FIBRONECTIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; PREDICTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84872007067     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002845     Document Type: Article

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