Rigidity and Flexibility of Protein-Nucleic Acid Complexes

Authors

Emily Flynn, Smith College
Filip Jagodzinski, Central Washington University
Sharon Pamela Santana, Smith College
Ileana Streinu, Smith CollegeFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

12-9-2013

Publication Title

2013 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Computational Advances in Bio and Medical Sciences, ICCABS 2013

Abstract

The study of protein-nucleic acid complexes is relevant for the understanding of many biological processes, including transcription, translation, replication, and recombination. The individual molecules in such complexes must be rigid enough to allow geometric matching of complementary shapes, yet sufficiently flexible to perform their functions. © 2013 IEEE.

Keywords

biomolecular flexibility, protein rigidity, protein-DNA/RNA complex

DOI

10.1109/ICCABS.2013.6629213

Comments

Peer reviewed accepted manuscript.

Recommended Citation

Flynn, Emily; Jagodzinski, Filip; Santana, Sharon Pamela; and Streinu, Ileana, "Rigidity and Flexibility of Protein-Nucleic Acid Complexes" (2013). Computer Science: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/csc_facpubs/265