The structure of the sarcomeric M band: Localization of defined domains of myomesin, M-protein, and the 250-kD carboxy-terminal region of titin by immunoelectron microscopy

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1441-1453

  Obermann, Wolfgang M J ^a   Gautel, Mathias ^b   Steiner, Frank ^a   Van Der Ven, Peter F M ^a   Weber, Klaus ^a   Fürst, Dieter O ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

M PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MYOMESIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAT; SARCOMERE;

EID: 0029836627     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.134.6.1441     Document Type: Article

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