Computational analysis of the MCoTI-II plant defence knottin reveals a novel intermediate conformation that facilitates trypsin binding

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Jones, Peter M ^a   George, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOTIDE; KNOTTIN; PLANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN BINDING; TRYPSIN; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR MCOTI-II;

CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

CYCLOTIDES; CYSTINE-KNOT MINIPROTEINS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TRYPSIN; TRYPSIN INHIBITORS;

EID: 84961146059     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep23174     Document Type: Article

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