X-ray reflectivity and grazing incidence diffraction studies of interaction between human adhesion/growth-regulatory galectin-1 and DPPE - GM1 lipid monolayer at an air/water interface

Biochemistry (Moscow)

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 943-956

  Majewski, J ^a   Andre S ^b   Jones, E ^c   Chi, E ^c   Gabius, H J ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c MSC01 1070   (United States)

Author keywords

agglutinin; Bragg peaks; ganglioside; lectin; X ray diffraction reflectivity

Indexed keywords

1,2-DIHEXADECANOYL-SN-GLYCERO-3-PHOSPHO-(N-(4-NITROBENZ)-2-OXA-1,3-DIAZOLYL)ETHANOLAMINE; 1,2-DIPALMITOYL-3-PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; CHOLERA TOXIN; GALECTIN; GALECTIN 1; GANGLIOSIDE GM1; LIPID BILAYER; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE;

CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIPID BILAYER; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; T LYMPHOCYTE; X RAY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CHOLERA TOXIN; G(M1) GANGLIOSIDE; GALECTIN 1; GALECTINS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIPID BILAYERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; T-LYMPHOCYTES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAYS;

EID: 84937704546     PISSN: 00062979     EISSN: 16083040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0006297915070135     Document Type: Article

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