Heat-induced quaternary transitions in hetero- and homo-polymers of α-crystallin

Molecular Vision

Volumn 7, Issue , 2001, Pages 228-233

  Burgio, M R ^a   Bennett, P M ^b   Koretz, J F ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b King's/St Thomas Sch Biomol Sci   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; CHAPERONE; POLYMER;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HEATING; LENS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN RENATURATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; QUATERNARY; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COLD; CRYSTALLINS; HEAT; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN RENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0346527362     PISSN: 10900535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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