Structural insights into the mechanical regulation of molecular recognition sites

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 416-423

  Vogel, Viola ^a   Thomas, Wendy E ^a   Craig, David W ^a   Krammer, André ^a   Baneyx, Gretchen ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

MECHANICAL FORCES;

PROTEINS;

FIBRONECTIN; INTEGRIN; PROTEIN;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BINDING SITE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOSKELETON; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FORCE; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BINDING SITES; FIBRONECTINS; INTEGRINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0035478536     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7799(01)01737-1     Document Type: Review

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