Depth of α-synuclein in a bilayer determined by fluorescence, neutron reflectometry, and computation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 613-621

  Pfefferkorn, Candace M ^a   Heinrich, Frank ^d,e   Sodt, Alexander J ^b   Maltsev, Alexander S ^c   Pastor, Richard W ^b   Lee, Jennifer C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PHOSPHOLIPID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; LIPID BILAYER; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; LIPID BILAYERS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84863012541     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.12.051     Document Type: Article

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