Molecular dynamics study on the stability of wild-type and the R220K mutant of human prion protein

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 504-513

  Chen, Xin ^a   Zhu, Shuyan ^a   Wang, Shoubin ^a   Yang, Dagang ^a   Zhang, Jinglai ^a  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Human prion protein; Hydrodynamics; Molecular dynamics simulation; Mutant; Stability

Indexed keywords

H-BOND NETWORK; HUMAN PRION PROTEIN; MD SIMULATION; MOLECULAR BASIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MUTANT; PRION DISEASE; STRUCTURE TRANSITIONS;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; STABILITY;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 84892532472     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2013.824572     Document Type: Article

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