IMAGING HUMAN ERYTHROCYTE SPECTRIN WITH ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY

被引:14
作者
ALMQVIST, N [1 ]
BACKMAN, L [1 ]
FREDRIKSSON, S [1 ]
机构
[1] UMEA UNIV,DEPT BIOCHEM,S-90187 UMEA,SWEDEN
关键词
ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; AFM; PROTEIN; SPECTRIN;
D O I
10.1016/0968-4328(94)90027-2
中图分类号
TH742 [显微镜];
学科分类号
摘要
Isolated spectrin covalently attached to a surface in a liquid environment as well as dried on mica has been studied with a contact-mode atomic force microscope. Both pyramidal and conical-type cantilever tip facets were used in the AFM. Our images show structures and give dimensions that correlate well with previous structural studies using transmission electron microscopy.
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