Relating protein conformational changes to packing efficiency and disorder

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Relating protein conformational changes to packing efficiency and disorder

Nitin Bhardwaj¹,
Mark Gerstein^1,2,3,*

Article first published online: 16 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/pro.132

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Protein Science

Volume 18, Issue 6, pages 1230–1240, June 2009

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Bhardwaj, N. and Gerstein, M. (2009), Relating protein conformational changes to packing efficiency and disorder. Protein Science, 18: 1230–1240. doi: 10.1002/pro.132

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Program in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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Department of Computer Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520

Email: Mark Gerstein (mark.gerstein@yale.edu)

^*NB: 266 Whitney Ave., Room 426, New Haven, CT, 06511 or MG: 266 Whitney Ave., Room 432, New Haven, CT, 06511

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Issue published online: 26 MAY 2009
Article first published online: 16 APR 2009
Accepted manuscript online: 16 APR 2009 12:00AM EST
Manuscript Accepted: 30 MAR 2009
Manuscript Revised: 23 MAR 2009
Manuscript Received: 10 AUG 2008

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