Determinants of molecular motor directionality

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1999, Pages E163-E167

  Endow, Sharyn A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; KINESIN; MOLECULAR MOTOR; NCD PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTAGENESIS; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AXONS; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; HUMANS; KINESIN; MICROTUBULES; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0001089368     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: 14764679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/14113     Document Type: Article

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