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. 2014 Apr 11;9(4):e94513. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094513

Table 2. Mechanical properties of M-crystallin.

Sample Contour length change (nm) Unfolding force (pN)* Δxu (nm) ku 0 (1/s) ΔG (kcal/mol) ks (N/m)
Apo 29.1±0.7 91±21 0.55±0.02 1.1×10−2–1.0×10−4 a 16.4±1.4 b 0.75
(n = 254) 0.49±0.02§ 0.07±0.03§
Holo 28.9±0.6 125±20 0.38±0.02 1.1×10−2–5.0×10−4 a 15.9±0.9 b 1.52
(n = 194) 0.34±0.02§ 0.11±0.05§

The ‘n’ in the parentheses is the number of events used in the analysis.

*mean ± SD.

Monte Carlo simulation.

§

Bell-Evans-Ritchie approximation.

a

the range is obtained by using the average unfolding force ± SD in Monte Carlo simulations (see Supporting Material in File S1).

b

the errors obtained from the range of ku o.

ks calculated from Monte Carlo values of ku 0 and Δxu.