Study of the mechanical properties of myomesin proteins using dynamic force spectroscopy

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 348, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1127-1137

  Bertoncini, P ^a   Schoenauer, R ^b   Agarkova, I ^b   Hegner, M ^a   Perriard, J C ^b   Guntherodt H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

EH segment; EH myomesin; M band; Mechanical unfolding; Myomesin

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIN; MYOMESIN;

ARTICLE; DYNAMIC FORCE SPECTROSCOPY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN STABILITY; SARCOMERE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; SPECTROSCOPY; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 18044387213     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.03.040     Document Type: Article

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