Frequency modulation atomic force microscopy reveals individual intermediates associated with each unfolded I27 titin domain

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 640-647

  Higgins, Michael J ^a   Sader, John E ^b   Jarvis, Suzanne P ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONNECTIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; OSCILLATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33645553293     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.066571     Document Type: Article

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