Coiled-coil nanomechanics and uncoiling and unfolding of the superhelix and α-helices of myosin

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2852-2866

  Root, Douglas D ^a   Yadavalli, Vamsi K ^b   Forbes, Jeffrey G ^b   Wang, Kuan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN; NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONFORMATION; ELASTICITY; SIMULATION;

EID: 33646172749     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.071597     Document Type: Article

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