Fluid shear induces conformation change in human blood protein von Willebrand factor in solution

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2313-2320

  Singh, Indrajeet ^a   Themistou, Efrosyni ^a   Porcar, Lionel ^b   Neelamegham, Sriram ^a  

^a the State University of New York   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; 5,5' BIS(8 (PHENYLAMINO) 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONATE); 5,5'-BIS(8-(PHENYLAMINO)-1-NAPHTHALENESULFONATE); 8 ANILINO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MEASUREMENT; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SHEAR STRESS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; NEUTRON; RADIATION SCATTERING;

ANILINO NAPHTHALENESULFONATES; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NEUTRONS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SCATTERING, RADIATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EID: 66149107458     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.12.3900     Document Type: Article

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