Structure of the water channel AgpZ from Escherichia coli revealed by electron crystallography

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 291, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1181-1190

  Ringler, P ^a   Borgnia, M J ^b   Stahlberg, H ^a   Maloney, P C ^b   Agre, P ^b   Engel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

2D crystallization; Aquaporin; Electron crystallography; Major integral protein family; STEM

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; OCTYL GLUCOSIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; WATER TRANSPORT;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI;

EID: 0033520347     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3031     Document Type: Article

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