Mechanical design of the first proximal Ig domain of human cardiac titin revealed by single molecule force spectroscopy

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 334, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-86

  Li, Hongbin ^a   Fernandez, Julio M ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

AFM; I1 Ig domain; Mechanical unfolding; Single molecule; Titin

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SINGLE MOLECULE FORCE SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0142195769     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.09.036     Document Type: Article

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