Spectrin folding versus unfolding reactions and RBC membrane stiffness

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2529-2545

  Zhu, Qiang ^a   Asaro, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SPECTRIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SPECTRIN; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 41649086164     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.119438     Document Type: Article

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