Structural and dynamic characterization of human Wnt2-Fzd7 complex using computational approaches

Journal of Molecular Modeling

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2018, Pages

  Kalhor, Hourieh ^a,b   Poorebrahim, Mansour ^b   Rahimi, Hamzeh ^b   Shabani, Ali Akbar ^a   Karimipoor, Morteza ^b   Akbari Eidgahi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Teimoori Toolabi, Ladan ^b  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

FZD7 protein, human; Molecular docking simulation; Molecular dynamics simulations; Structural homology, protein; WNT2 protein

Indexed keywords

FRIZZLED PROTEIN; PROTEIN FZD7; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT2 PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYSTEINE RICH DOMAIN; ENERGY; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR DOCKING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

EID: 85052890948     PISSN: 16102940     EISSN: 09485023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00894-018-3788-3     Document Type: Article

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