Spectrin domains lose cooperativity in forced unfolding

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 571-577

  Randles, Lucy G ^a   Rounsevell, Ross W S ^a   Clarke, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA IMMUNOGLOBULIN; FODRIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; SPECTRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 33846428813     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.093690     Document Type: Article

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