Macromolecular crowding induces a molten globule state in the C-terminal domain of histone H1

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2170-2177

  Roque, Alicia ^a   Ponte, Inma ^a   Suau, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H1;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFUSION; DNA BINDING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MACROMOLECULE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 34548722169     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.104513     Document Type: Article

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