Electron crystallography for structural and functional studies of membrane proteins

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Fujiyoshi, Yoshinori ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

channels; cryo electron microscope; electron crystallography; high resolution electron microscopy; liquid helium cooled specimen stage; membrane proteins

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; BACTERIORHODOPSIN; ION CHANNEL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AQUAPORINS; BACTERIORHODOPSINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GAP JUNCTIONS; ION CHANNELS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRONS; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PROTEINS; SUPERFLUID HELIUM;

BIOLOGICAL DRUGS; BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE; CHANNEL; CRYO-ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; HELIUM COOLED; HIGH-RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY CRYO-ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; LIQUID HELIUM; LIQUID HELIUM-COOLED SPECIMEN STAGE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS;

LIPID BILAYERS;

EID: 80052040244     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfr033     Document Type: Article

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