Conformational properties of interacting neurofilaments: Monte Carlo simulations of cylindrically grafted apposing neurofilament brushes

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 343-362

  Jayanthi, Lakshmi ^a   Stevenson, William ^a   Kwak, Yongkyu ^b   Chang, Rakwoo ^b   Gebremichael, Yeshitila ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

^b Kwangwoon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo simulation; Neurofilament brush model; Neurofilament sidearms; Phosphorylation; Polyampholytes

Indexed keywords

NEUROFILAMENT H PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT L PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT M PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL INTERACTION; CELL STRUCTURE; ENTROPY; GEOMETRY; IONIC STRENGTH; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUROFILAMENT; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STOICHIOMETRY;

CYTOSKELETON; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 84879553420     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: 15730689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10867-012-9293-5     Document Type: Article

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