How conformational flexibility stabilizes the hyperthermophilic elongation factor G-domain

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 44, 2013, Pages 13775-13785

  Kalimeri, Maria ^a   Rahaman, Obaidur ^a   Melchionna, Simone ^b   Sterpone, Fabio ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONAL FLEXIBILITY; CONFORMATIONAL SUBSTATES; EXTENSIVE SIMULATIONS; INTERNAL FLUCTUATION; MECHANICAL EXCITATIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; THERMOPHILIC ORGANISMS; THERMOPHILIC PROTEINS;

THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

PROTEINS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ELONGATION FACTOR G;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MARKOV CHAINS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR G; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84887752230     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp407078z     Document Type: Article

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