Intercambio conformacional a escala de tiempo de microsegundos en proteínas: utilizando la trayectoria de la dinámica

Yi Xue1, Joshua M Ward, Tairan Yuwen

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084, USA.

Resumen

Las simulaciones de dinámica molecular ultra-largas (DM) revelan la dinámica de las proteínas y los efectos de ampliación del intercambio. Este estudio simula la proteína BPTI, identificando la isomerización rápida del enlace disulfuro como la causa de las señales de dispersión de relajación de RMN.

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