Cooperative DNA Recognition Modulated by an Interplay between Protein-Protein Interactions and DNA-Mediated Allostery

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Merino, Felipe ^a,b   Bouvier, Benjamin ^c,d   Cojocaru, Vlad ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR BIOMEDICINE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d Université de Picardie Jules Verne   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; BIOINFORMATICS; FREE ENERGY; TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ALLOSTERY; COOPERATIVITY; DIRECT INTERACTIONS; DNA RECOGNITION; DNA-BINDING; ENERGY PROFILING; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; PLURIPOTENT; PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION;

DNA;

OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; DNA; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM;

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; DNA; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; PROTEIN BINDING; SOXB1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84953259940     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004287     Document Type: Article

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