Characterisation of the major intrinsic protein (MIP) from bovine lens fibre membranes by electron microscopy and hydrodynamics

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 265, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 590-602

  König, Nicola ^a   Zampighi, Guido A ^b   Butler, P Jonathan G ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lens fibre cells; Major intrinsic protein; MIP; Purification; Tetramer

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; LENS PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PYRANOSIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FETUS; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDRODYNAMICS; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; LENS FIBER; MICELLE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0031556944     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0763     Document Type: Article

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