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Dynamic Prestress in a Globular Protein

A protein at equilibrium is commonly thought of as a fully relaxed structure, with the intra-molecular interactions showing fluctuations around their energy minimum. In contrast, here we find direct evidence for a protein as a molecular tensegrity structure, comprising a balance of tensed and compre...

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Autores principales: Edwards, Scott A., Wagner, Johannes, Gräter, Frauke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3349725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22589712
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002509