In-Cell NMR Characterization of the Secondary Structure Populations of a Disordered Conformation of α-Synuclein within E. coli Cells

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Waudby, Christopher A ^a   Camilloni, Carlo ^b   Fitzpatrick, Anthony W P ^b   Cabrita, Lisa D ^a   Dobson, Christopher M ^b   Vendruscolo, Michele ^b   Christodoulou, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN;

ACCURACY; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DYNAMICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

EID: 84883079994     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072286     Document Type: Article

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