Method to measure strong protein-protein interactions in lipid bilayers using a steric trap

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 107, Issue 46, 2010, Pages 19802-19807

  Hong, Heedeok ^a   Blois, Tracy M ^a   Cao, Zheng ^a   Bowie, James U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Membrane protein; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

DIMER; GLYCOPHORIN A; LIPID; STREPTAVIDIN;

BACTERIAL CELL; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOTINYLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISSOCIATION; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78650553544     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1010348107     Document Type: Article

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