Spherical reconstruction: A method for structure determination of membrane proteins from cryo-EM images

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 119-131

  Jiang, Qiu Xing ^a   Chester, David W ^a   Sigworth, Fred J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryo electron microscopy; Euler angles; Membrane proteins; Reconstitution; Single particle reconstruction; Spherical reconstruction

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTACT ANGLE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DENSITY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FREEZING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIPID VESICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0035783235     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.2001.4376     Document Type: Article

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