Molecular dynamics simulations of forced unbending of integrin α(v)β₃.

Integrins may undergo large conformational changes during activation, but the dynamic processes and pathways remain poorly understood. We used molecular dynamics to simulate forced unbending of a complete integrin α(v)β₃ ectodomain in both unliganded and liganded forms. Pulling the head of the integ...

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Main Authors: Wei Chen, Jizhong Lou, Jen Hsin, Klaus Schulten, Stephen C Harvey, Cheng Zhu
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/51ed0a99986c488581ef0cf316ec36c0
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