A self-consistent field analysis of the neurofilament brush with amino-acid resolution

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1421-1430

  Zhulina, E B ^a   Leermakers, F A M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS   (Russian Federation)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; NEUROFILAMENT H PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT L PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT M PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; IONIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROFILAMENT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 34548615784     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.095323     Document Type: Article

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