The C2 domains of human synaptotagmin 1 have distinct mechanical properties

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1083-1090

  Fuson, Kerry L ^a   Liang, Ma ^b   Sutton, R Bryan ^b   Oberhauser, Andres F ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE SENSITIVE FACTOR; PHOSPHOLIPID; SNARE PROTEIN; SYNAPTOTAGMIN I; CONNECTIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE VESICLE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

BIOMECHANICS; CALCIUM; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUSCLE PROTEINS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SNARE PROTEINS; SYNAPTOTAGMIN I;

EID: 61549120107     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.10.025     Document Type: Article

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