The structural basis of the two-dimensional net pattern observed in the X-ray diffraction pattern of avian keratin

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 340-349

  Fraser, R D Bruce ^a   Parry, David A D ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Filaments; Claw; Feather keratin; Hard keratin; Scale

Indexed keywords

AVIAN PROTEIN; KERATIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; BIRD; FEATHER; LARUS NOVAE HOLLANDIAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; TWO DIMENSIONAL NET STRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEATHERS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; KERATINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AVES;

EID: 80455173852     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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