Rigler, PerUlrich, Wolf-PeterVogel, Horst2006-02-272006-02-272006-02-27200410.1021/la049002dhttps://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/226387WOS:0002238473000045676We show that it is possible to immobilize membrane proteins uniformly and reversibly as self-assembled (sub)monolayers on nitrilotriacetic acid-covered sensor surfaces via hexahistidine sequences present either in the protein or in lipid membranes. Fourier transform IR spectra of such self-assembled (sub)monolayers deliver important structural information of the membrane proteins and are suited to screen the function of cellular receptors. [on SciFinder (R)]text::journal::journal article::research article