Interprotein disulfide bonds formed during isolation process tighten the structure of the postsynaptic density

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2130-2138

  Lai, Sun Ling ^a   Chiang, Sheu Feng ^a   Chen, I Tong ^a   Chow, Wei Yuan ^a   Chang, Yen Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Interprotein disulfide bonds; Postsynaptic density; Structure

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALPHA TUBULIN; BETA TUBULIN; CALMODULIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RECEPTOR DENSITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032692291     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.02130.x     Document Type: Article

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