Characterization of the linker 2 region in human vimentin using site-directed spin labeling and electron paramagnetic resonance

Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 39, 2006, Pages 11737-11743

  Hess, John F ^a   Budamagunta, Madhu S ^a   Shipman, Rebecca L ^a   FitzGerald, Paul G ^a   Voss, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DIALYSIS; MUTAGENESIS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYPEPTIDES;

CONTACT POSITIONS; POLYPEPTIDE BACKBONE; THERMAL DENATURATION;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

DIMER; POLYPEPTIDE; UREA; VIMENTIN;

ALPHA HELIX; ALPHA HELIX LINKER; ARTICLE; DIALYSIS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; EVALUATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SITE DIRECTED SPIN LABELING; SPECTROMETER; SPIN LABELING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMAL DENATURATION; THERMAL EXPOSURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HUMANS; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SPIN LABELS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; VIMENTIN;

EID: 33749364090     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi060741y     Document Type: Article

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