Unfolding domains and tryptophan accessibility of a 59 kDa coiled-coil light meromyosin

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 276, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 829-838

  Zhou, X ^a   Maeda Y ^b   Mabuchi, K ^a   Lehrer, S S ^a,c  

^a BOSTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

CD; Disulfide crosslinking; EM; Fluorescence; Paracrystal

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISULFIDE BOND; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 0032489423     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1571     Document Type: Article

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