Stepwise unfolding of ankyrin repeats in a single protein revealed by atomic force microscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Li, Lewyn ^a   Wetzel, Svava ^b   Plückthun, Andreas ^b   Fernandez, Julio M ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYRIN; PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; FORCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; PROTEIN FOLDING; CHEMISTRY; LETTER; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANKYRIN REPEAT; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS;

EID: 33645770767     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.078436     Document Type: Article

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