Fast and forceful refolding of stretched α-helical solenoid proteins

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3086-3092

  Kim, Minkyu ^a   Abdi, Khadar ^b   Lee, Gwangrog ^c   Rabbi, Mahir ^a   Lee, Whasil ^a   Yang, Ming ^d   Schofield, Christopher J ^d   Bennett, Vann ^b   Marszalek, Piotr E ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLENOIDEA;

EID: 77953578930     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.02.054     Document Type: Article

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