Structural comparison of tektins and evidence for their determination of complex spacings in flagellar microtubules

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 385-397

  Norrander, Jan M ^a   Perrone, Catherine A ^a   Amos, Linda A ^b   Linck, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centriole; Coiled coil; Dynein; Intermediate filament; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; TUBULIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AXONEME; BRAIN; EMBRYO; GENE DUPLICATION; MALE; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEA URCHIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPERM; TESTIS;

EID: 0029958872     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0170     Document Type: Article

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