Conformational dynamics of single protein molecules studied by direct mechanical manipulation

Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 93-133

  Heidarsson, Pétur O ^a   Naqvi, Mohsin M ^b   Sonar, Punam ^b   Valpapuram, Immanuel ^b   Cecconi, Ciro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Mechanical manipulation; Molecular dynamics simulations; Optical tweezers; Protein folding; Protein ligand interactions; Single molecule

Indexed keywords

APOMYOGLOBIN; PROTEIN; SNARE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENERGY; FORCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION;

MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS;

EID: 84896701259     PISSN: 18761623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-411636-8.00003-1     Document Type: Chapter

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