AFM characterization of tilt and intrinsic flexibility of Rhodobacter sphaeroides light harvesting complex 2 (LH2)

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 325, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 569-580

  Scheuring, Simon ^a   Seguin, Jerome ^b   Marco, Sergio ^a   Lévy, Daniel ^a   Breyton, Cécile ^c   Robert, Bruno ^b   Rigaud, Jean Louis ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c PSL Research University   (France)

Author keywords

2D crystallization; Atomic force microscopy; Cryo electron microscopy; Membrane protein; Photosynthetic protein

Indexed keywords

LIGHT HARVESTING COMPLEX 2; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIPID MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 0037227427     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)01241-X     Document Type: Article

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