Probing structural transitions in the intrinsically disordered C-terminal domain of the measles virus nucleoprotein by vibrational spectroscopy of cyanylated cysteines

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1676-1683

  Bischak, Connor G ^a   Longhi, Sonia ^b   Snead, David M ^a   Costanzo, Stéphanie ^b   Terrer, Elodie ^b   Londergan, Casey H ^a  

^a HAVERFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VIRUS;

EID: 77956578649     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.06.060     Document Type: Article

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