A kinetic molecular model of the reversible unfolding and refolding of titin under force extension

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1306-1315

  Zhang, Bo ^a   Xu, Guangzhao ^a   Evans, John Spencer ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIN; TENASCIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELASTICITY; KINETICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 0032816936     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)76980-8     Document Type: Article

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