Fluctuations of primary ubiquitin folding intermediates in a force clamp

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 557-569

  Gräter, Frauke ^a   Grubmüller, Helmut ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Force clamp; Force probe simulation; Molten globule; Refolding; Ubiquitin; Unfolding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPLEX FORMATION; DENATURATION; ENERGY; ENTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; UBIQUITINATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; UBIQUITIN;

EID: 33847217662     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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