Molecular mechanisms of microheterogeneity-induced defect formation in ferritin crystallization

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 343-352

  Yau, S T ^a,c   Thomas, Bill R ^a,b   Galkin, Oleg ^a   Gliko, Olga ^a   Vekilov, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOFERRITIN; DIMER; FERRITIN; LYSOZYME; MONOMER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEFORMITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEFECT; PROTEIN DENATURATION;

ADSORPTION; APOFERRITINS; BIOPHYSICS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIMERIZATION; FERRITINS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0035371520     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.1047     Document Type: Article

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