Use of negative stain and single-particle image processing to explore dynamic properties of flexible macromolecules

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 247-258

  Burgess, Stan A ^a   Walker, Matt L ^a   Thirumurugan, Kavitha ^a   Trinick, John ^a   Knight, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynein; Flexibility; Fleximer; Macromolecule; Myosin; Negative stain; Single particle image processing; SPIDER

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; CARBON; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FILM; HYDROPHILICITY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MACROMOLECULE; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STAINING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 4344620779     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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