Single adhesive nanofibers from a live diatom have the signature fingerprint of modular proteins

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 4252-4260

  Dugdale, T M ^a   Dagastine, R ^a   Chiovitti, A ^a   Mulvaney, P ^a   Wetherbee, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL ADHESION; CYTOLOGY; DIATOM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 28444470913     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 00063495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.062489     Document Type: Article

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