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Title: Conformations of Proteins in Equilibrium

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters

We introduce a simple theoretical approach for an equilibrium study of proteins with known native-state structures. We test our approach with results on well-studied globular proteins, chymotrypsin inhibitor (2ci2), barnase, and the alpha spectrin SH3 domain, and present evidence for a hierarchical onset of order on lowering the temperature with significant organization at the local level even at high temperatures. A further application to the folding process of HIV-1 protease shows that the model can be reliably used to identify key folding sites that are responsible for the development of drug resistance.

Sponsoring Organization:
(US)
OSTI ID:
40231012
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 87, Issue 8; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.088102; Othernumber: PRLTAO000087000008088102000001; 028134PRL; PBD: 20 Aug 2001; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
The American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English