The effects of macromolecular crowding on the mechanical stability of protein molecules

Protein Science

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2156-2166

  Yuan, Jian Min ^a   Chyan, Chia Lin ^b   Zhou, Huan Xiang ^c   Chung, Tse Yu ^b   Peng, Haibo ^a   Ping, Guanghui ^a   Yang, Guoliang ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Florida State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dextran; Macromolecular crowding; Mechanical stability; Mechanical unfolding; Single molecule; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; UBIQUITIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CROWDING; MACROMOLECULE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DEXTRANS; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, SCANNING PROBE; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; THERMODYNAMICS; UBIQUITIN;

EID: 56749155582     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.037325.108     Document Type: Article

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