Free energy of membrane protein unfolding derived from single-molecule force measurements

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 930-937

  Preiner, Johannes ^a   Janovjak, Harald ^b   Rankl, Christian ^a   Knaus, Helene ^b   Cisneros, David A ^b   Kedrov, Alexej ^b   Kienberger, Ferry ^a   Muller, Daniel J ^b   Hinterdorfer, Peter ^a  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; HALORHODOPSIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SODIUM PROTON ANTIPORTER NHAA; SODIUM PROTON EXCHANGE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ENERGY TRANSFER; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; SINGLE MOLECULAR FORCE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34547679932     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.096982     Document Type: Article

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