The gp41659-671 HIV-1 antibody epitope: A structurally challenging small peptide

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-80

  Zhang, Yuan ^a   Sagui, Celeste ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES; PEPTIDES; SOLUTIONS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AMBER FORCE-FIELD; CONFORMATIONAL ENSEMBLE; ENVELOPE GLYCOPROTEINS; FREE ENERGY LANDSCAPE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY EPITOPES; SOLUTION STRUCTURES; UNIAXIAL TENSIONS;

EPITOPES;

EPITOPE; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 41; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIGEN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EPITOPES; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV ANTIGENS; HIV ENVELOPE PROTEIN GP41; HIV-1; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 84892565540     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp409355r     Document Type: Article

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