Hacia una representación unificada de la dinámica estructural de las proteínas en solución

Phineus R L Markwick1, Guillaume Bouvignies, Loic Salmon

  • 1Protein Dynamics and Flexibility, Institute de Biologie Structurale Jean-Pierre Ebel, CNRS-CEA-UJF UMR 5075, 41 rue Jules Horowitz, 38027-Grenoble Cedex, France. pmarkwick@ucsd.edu

Resumen

Este estudio presenta un método nuevo y libre de restricciones para caracterizar la dinámica de las proteínas utilizando datos de resonancia magnética nuclear (RMN). Proporciona una descripción a nivel atómico de la flexibilidad de la proteína y el comportamiento conformacional en solución.

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