Structure and Dynamics of a Compact State of a Multidomain Protein, the Mercuric Ion Reductase

Hong, Liang; Sharp, Melissa A.; Poblete, Simón; Biehl, Ralf; Zamponi, Michaela; Szekely, Noemi; Appavou, Marie-Sousai; Winkler, Roland G.; Nauss, Rachel E.; Johs, Alexander; Parks, Jerry M.; Yi, Zheng; Cheng, Xiaolin; Liang, Liyuan; Ohl, Michael; Miller, Susan M.; Richter, Dieter; Gompper, Gerhard; Smith, Jeremy C.

doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2014.06.013

Title: Structure and Dynamics of a Compact State of a Multidomain Protein, the Mercuric Ion Reductase

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Authors:: Hong, Liang; Sharp, Melissa A.; Poblete, Simón; Biehl, Ralf; Zamponi, Michaela; Szekely, Noemi; Appavou, Marie-Sousai; Winkler, Roland G.; Nauss, Rachel E.; Johs, Alexander; Parks, Jerry M.; Yi, Zheng; Cheng, Xiaolin; Liang, Liyuan; Ohl, Michael; Miller, Susan M.; Richter, Dieter; Gompper, Gerhard; Smith, Jeremy C.

Publication Date:: Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1376915

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Biophysical Journal

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Biophysical Journal Journal Volume: 107 Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 0006-3495

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Hong, Liang, Sharp, Melissa A., Poblete, Simón, Biehl, Ralf, Zamponi, Michaela, Szekely, Noemi, Appavou, Marie-Sousai, Winkler, Roland G., Nauss, Rachel E., Johs, Alexander, Parks, Jerry M., Yi, Zheng, Cheng, Xiaolin, Liang, Liyuan, Ohl, Michael, Miller, Susan M., Richter, Dieter, Gompper, Gerhard, and Smith, Jeremy C. Structure and Dynamics of a Compact State of a Multidomain Protein, the Mercuric Ion Reductase.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
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                    Hong, Liang, Sharp, Melissa A., Poblete, Simón, Biehl, Ralf, Zamponi, Michaela, Szekely, Noemi, Appavou, Marie-Sousai, Winkler, Roland G., Nauss, Rachel E., Johs, Alexander, Parks, Jerry M., Yi, Zheng, Cheng, Xiaolin, Liang, Liyuan, Ohl, Michael, Miller, Susan M., Richter, Dieter, Gompper, Gerhard, & Smith, Jeremy C. Structure and Dynamics of a Compact State of a Multidomain Protein, the Mercuric Ion Reductase.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2014.06.013

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                    Hong, Liang, Sharp, Melissa A., Poblete, Simón, Biehl, Ralf, Zamponi, Michaela, Szekely, Noemi, Appavou, Marie-Sousai, Winkler, Roland G., Nauss, Rachel E., Johs, Alexander, Parks, Jerry M., Yi, Zheng, Cheng, Xiaolin, Liang, Liyuan, Ohl, Michael, Miller, Susan M., Richter, Dieter, Gompper, Gerhard, and Smith, Jeremy C. Tue .  
"Structure and Dynamics of a Compact State of a Multidomain Protein, the Mercuric Ion Reductase".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2014.06.013.

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  title        = {Structure and Dynamics of a Compact State of a Multidomain Protein, the Mercuric Ion Reductase},

  author       = {Hong, Liang and Sharp, Melissa A. and Poblete, Simón and Biehl, Ralf and Zamponi, Michaela and Szekely, Noemi and Appavou, Marie-Sousai and Winkler, Roland G. and Nauss, Rachel E. and Johs, Alexander and Parks, Jerry M. and Yi, Zheng and Cheng, Xiaolin and Liang, Liyuan and Ohl, Michael and Miller, Susan M. and Richter, Dieter and Gompper, Gerhard and Smith, Jeremy C.},

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  journal      = {Biophysical Journal},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014},

  month        = {Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014}

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