Solution x-ray scattering-based estimation of electron cryomicroscopy imaging parameters for reconstruction of virus particles

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 2249-2261

  Thuman Commike, Pamela A ^a   Tsuruta, Hiro ^b   Greene, Barrie ^c,e   Prevelige Jr , Peter E ^d   King, Jonathan ^c   Chiu, Wah ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RADIATION SCATTERING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VIRUS CAPSID; VIRUS PARTICLE;

EID: 0033066115     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77381-9     Document Type: Article

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