Crystallization of the human, mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion- selective channel in the presence of phospolipids

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 64-71

  Dolder, Max ^a   Zeth, Kornelius ^a   Tittmann, Peter ^b   Gross, Heinz ^b   Welte, Wolfram ^a   Wallimann, Theo ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Membrane protein crystals; Mitochondrial porin; VDAC

Indexed keywords

ANION CHANNEL; PHOSPHOLIPID; PORIN;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFRACTION; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRION; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032875663     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1999.4141     Document Type: Article

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