Structural models of the supramolecular organization of AQP0 and connexons in junctional microdomains

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 385-394

  Scheuring, Simon ^a   Buzhynskyy, Nikolay ^a   Jaroslawski, Szymon ^a   Gonçalves, Rui Pedro ^a   Hite, Richard K ^b   Walz, Thomas ^b  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Atomic force microscopy; Connexin; Membrane structure; Supramolecular organization

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; AQUAPORIN 0; CONNEXON; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TETRAMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL JUNCTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LENS; MACROMOLECULE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; CRYSTALLIZATION; EYE PROTEINS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; LIPIDS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; ROTATION; SHEEP;

EID: 36049012024     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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