Do homologous thermophilic-mesophilic proteins exhibit similar structures and dynamics at optimal growth temperatures? a molecular dynamics simulation study

Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 423-434

  Basu, Sohini ^a   Sen, Srikanta ^a  

^a Molecular Modeling Section   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

DYNAMICAL BEHAVIORS; MESOPHILIC COUNTERPARTS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PERIODIC BOUNDARIES; SOLVENT PROPERTIES; STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS; THERMOPHILIC PROTEINS; WATER-WATER INTERACTIONS;

PROTEINS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COLD SHOCK PROTEIN CSPB, BACTERIA; COLD-SHOCK PROTEIN CSPB, BACTERIA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84874409618     PISSN: 15499596     EISSN: 1549960X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ci300474h     Document Type: Article

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