Influence of substrate binding on the mechanical stability of mouse dihydrofolate reductase

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Junker, J P ^a   Hell, K ^b   Schlierf, M ^a   Neupert, W ^b   Rief, M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; METHOTREXATE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BINDING SITE; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SINGLE MOLECULE FORCE SPECTROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 27744453306     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.072066     Document Type: Article

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