AFM of biological complexes: What can we learn?

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 351-367

  Gaczynska, Maria ^a   Osmulski, Pawel A ^a  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Allostery; Amyloid; Atomic force microscopy; GroEL; Nanomedicine; proteasome; Protein complexes; Protein structure

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CYTOLOGY; HEALTH; MARINE BIOLOGY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PROTEINS; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY;

AFM PROBE; ALLOSTERY; AMYLOID; APPLICATIONS.; DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS; DYNAMIC INFORMATION; FUNCTIONAL DATA; GROEL; MEMBRANE COMPONENTS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR NETS; MULTISUBUNIT; NANOMEDICINE; NUCLEOSOMES; PROTEASOME; PROTEIN COMPLEXES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SPECIFIC ADVANTAGES; STRUCTURAL CHANGES; STRUCTURAL DETAILS; VIRAL CAPSIDS;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

AMYLOID; PROTEIN;

ALLOSTERISM; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; LIPID MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOMEDICINE; NUCLEOSOME; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VIRUS CAPSID; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 49949092086     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2008.01.004     Document Type: Review

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