Stretching single protein molecules: titin is a weird spring
Article Abstract:
Three research teams stretched the titin molecule, a giant protein involved in striated muscle contraction, to study the elastic forces generated during stretching and relaxation. The unraveling of immunoglobulin domains revealed a strange mixture of unusual reactions.
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1997
Research, Analysis, Striated muscle, Muscle proteins
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1997
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GAP into the breach
Article Abstract:
GTPase-activating proteins stimulate the reaction that inactivates GTPase Ras, part of the signaling pathway controlling cell growth. Research on the crystal structure of the complex between Ras and a fragment of p120GAP provides insights into the function of GAPs.
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1997
Cover Story, Physiological aspects, Cellular signal transduction, Guanosine triphosphatase
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1997
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Subjects list: Proteins, Protein structure
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