Combining single-molecule optical trapping and small-angle x-ray scattering measurements to compute the persistence length of a protein ER/K α-helix

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2993-2999

  Sivaramakrishnan, S ^a   Sung, J ^a   Ali, M ^a   Doniach, S ^a   Flyvbjerg, H ^a,b   Spudich, J A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUTAMIC ACID; INITIATION FACTOR; LYSINE; MYOSIN VI;

ARTICLE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 72249096074     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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