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The progress of membrane protein structure determination
Author(s) -
White Stephen H.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
protein science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.353
H-Index - 175
eISSN - 1469-896X
pISSN - 0961-8368
DOI - 10.1110/ps.04712004
Subject(s) - membrane protein , protein structure , crystal structure , period (music) , chemistry , exponential growth , membrane , membrane structure , protein crystallization , crystallography , biophysics , physics , biology , biochemistry , mathematics , mathematical analysis , organic chemistry , acoustics , crystallization
The rate of membrane protein (MP) structure determination has been examined for the 18‐year period following the publication of the first high‐resolution crystal structure. The growth is solidly exponential, but lags behind the rate for soluble proteins during the equivalent time period.