Force-induced unzipping transitions in an athermal crowded environment

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 42, 2013, Pages 13107-13114

  Pincus, David L ^a   Thirumalai, D ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; OSMOSIS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; LINEAR CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; MACROMOLECULAR CROWDING; NATIVE CONTACTS; OFF-LATTICE MODELS; POWER-LAW DEPENDENCES; THEORETICAL ARGUMENTS; UNZIPPING TRANSITIONS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IGG FC BINDING PROTEIN, STREPTOCOCCUS; IGG FC-BINDING PROTEIN, STREPTOCOCCUS; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEINS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84886670980     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp402922q     Document Type: Article

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