Pulling single molecules of titin by AFM - Recent advances and physiological implications

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 456, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-115

  Linke, Wolfgang A ^a   Grützner, Anika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Elasticity; Force clamp; Force extension; Molecular mechanics; Protein folding; Titin

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIN;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUSCLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; REVIEW; SARCOMERE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUSCLE PROTEINS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN KINASES; SARCOMERES;

EID: 43149084573     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-007-0389-x     Document Type: Review

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