Domain-opening and dynamic coupling in the α-subunit of heterotrimeric G proteins

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Yao, Xin Qiu ^a   Grant, Barry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 84880359502     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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