A complementary microscopy analysis of Sticholysin II crystals on lipid films: Atomic force and transmission electron characterizations

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 219-223

  Mancheño, José M ^a   Martín Benito, Jaime ^b   Gavilanes, José G ^c   Vázquez, Luis ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Actinoporin; Atomic force; Conformational change; Lipid films; Protein structure; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIPID MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CNIDARIAN VENOMS; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ELECTRONS; LIPIDS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; SEA ANEMONES;

EID: 32044469603     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2005.09.021     Document Type: Article

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