Structural and dynamic properties of the human prion protein

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1152-1163

  Chen, Wei ^a   Van Der Kamp, Marc W ^a,b   Daggett, Valerie ^a,c  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUTATION; PH; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; TEMPERATURE;

HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MUTATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PRPC PROTEINS; PRPSC PROTEINS; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84901742369     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.12.053     Document Type: Article

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