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Conformational flexibility decreased due to Y67F and F82H mutations in cytochrome c: molecular dynamics simulation studies.
Journal of molecular graphics & modelling - 1 Oct 2009
Singh Sarkkarai Raja, Prakash Subash, Vasu Veerapandy, Karunakaran Chandran
Abstract excerpt
Cytochrome c (cyt c), a mitochondrial protein, has dual functions in controlling both cellular energetic metabolism and apoptosis (programmed cell death). During apoptosis, cyt c (Fe(3+)) released into the cytosol initiates caspase activation leading to apoptosis. Since, X-ray crystallography gives only the static structure, we report here the dynamic behavior of holo and apo wild type (WT), Y67F and F82H mutant...
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