Modeling of the elongation and retraction of Escherichia coli P pili under strain by Monte Carlo simulations

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 381-391

  Björnham, Oscar ^a   Axner, Ove ^a   Andersson, Magnus ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Force spectroscopy; Monte Carlo simulations; Optical tweezers; P pili; Unfolding

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CALCULATION; DYNAMICS; ENERGY; ENTROPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FORCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; STRESS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THEORY;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BIOPHYSICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; MARKOV CHAINS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POLYMERS; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 41049113507     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-007-0223-6     Document Type: Article

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