Atomic force microscopic investigation on the potential early intermediate stages of fibrillogenesis of fibronectin within fibrils

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 361, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 391-397

  Chen, Yong ^a,b   Wu, Yangzhe ^a   Cai, Jiye ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Fibril widening bundling; Fibrillogenesis; Fibronectin (FN); Intermediate stage

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BINDING SITE; CELL GROWTH; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FIBRONECTINS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY;

EID: 34547524730     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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