Force-induced unfolding of fibronectin in the extracellular matrix of living cells

PLoS Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2243-2254

  Smith, Michael L ^a   Gourdon, Delphine ^a   Little, William C ^a   Kubow, Kristopher E ^a   Eguiluz, R Andresen ^a   Luna Morris, Sheila ^a   Vogel, Viola ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBER; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR MODEL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SKIN FIBROBLAST; METABOLISM; PROTEIN DENATURATION;

EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBRONECTINS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY;

EID: 35648954122     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050268     Document Type: Article

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