Tracking unfolding and refolding of single GFPmut2 molecules

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 2033-2045

  Cannone, Fabio ^a,d   Bologna, Sara ^b,d   Campanini, Barbara ^b,d   Diaspro, Alberto ^c,d   Bettati, Stefano ^b,d   Mozzarelli, Andrea ^b,d   Chirico, Giuseppe ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GUANIDINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; SILICA GEL;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CHROMATOPHORE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; PHOTON; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 24144496135     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.064584     Document Type: Article

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