Examining the influence of linkers and tertiary structure in the forced unfolding of multiple-repeat spectrin molecules

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3436-3445

  Paramore, Sterling ^a   Voth, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPECTRIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 33751223863     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.091108     Document Type: Article

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