Complex unfolding kinetics of single-domain proteins in the presence of force

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1620-1627

  Schlierf, Michael ^a,d   Yew, Zu Thur ^b   Rief, Matthias ^c   Paci, Emanuele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 77956549614     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.06.039     Document Type: Article

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