Motor protein mechanics: A stochastic model with minimal mechanochemical coupling

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1235-1247

  Duke, Thomas ^a,b   Leibler, Stanislas ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINESIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOBILIZATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 0029762031     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79323-2     Document Type: Article

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