Understanding the elasticity of fibronectin fibrils: Unfolding strengths of FN-III and GFP domains measured by single molecule force spectroscopy

Matrix Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 175-184

  Abu Lail, Nehal I ^a,b   Ohashi, Tomoo ^c   Clark, Robert L ^a,b   Erickson, Harold P ^c   Zauscher, Stefan ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Protein unfolding; Single molecule force spectroscopy; Wormlike chain

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ELASTIC FIBER; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; SINGLE MOLECULE FORCE SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY;

ELASTICITY; FIBRONECTINS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33645417227     PISSN: 0945053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2005.10.007     Document Type: Article

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