PEVK domain of titin: An entropic spring with actin-binding properties

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 194-205

  Linke, Wolfgang A ^a   Kulke, Michael ^a   Li, Hongbin ^b   Fujita Becker, Setsuko ^c   Neagoe, Ciprian ^a   Manstein, Dietmar J ^c   Gautel, Mathias ^d   Fernandez, Julio M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actin binding protein; Atomic force microscopy; Connectin; Entropic elasticity; Immunoelectron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CALCIUM ION; CONNECTIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART MUSCLE; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SARCOMERE;

EID: 0036443942     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.2002.4468     Document Type: Conference Paper

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