The susceptibility of pure tubulin to high magnetic fields: A magnetic birefringence and X-ray fiber diffraction study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1509-1521

  Bras, W ^a,b,e   Diakun, G P ^b   Diaz J F ^d   Maret, G ^c,g   Kramer, H ^c   Bordas, J ^b,h   Medrano, F J ^b,f  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

^b DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c Grenoble High Magnetic Fld Lab   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^g INSTITUT CHARLES SADRON   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; HYDRATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RADIATION SCATTERING; THEORY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0031885534     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77863-4     Document Type: Article

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