pH-dependent conformational change of gastric mucin leads to sol-gel transition

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1250-1258

  Cao, Xingxiang ^a,b   Bansil, Rama ^a   Bhaskar, K Ramakrishnan ^c   Turner, Bradley S ^c   LaMont, J Thomas ^c   Niu, Niu ^b   Afdhal, Nezam H ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STOMACH MUCIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CROSS LINKING; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GEL; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SWINE; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033022229     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77288-7     Document Type: Article

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