Direct observation of active protein folding using lock-in force spectroscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3989-3998

  Schlierf, Michael ^a   Berkemeier, Felix ^a   Rief, Matthias ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Munich Center for Integrated Protein Science   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILAMIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; LOCK IN FORCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTEIN FOLDING; SPECTROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMICS;

DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM;

EID: 36849080807     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.114397     Document Type: Article

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