A point mutation in the microtubule binding region of the Ncd motor protein reduces motor velocity

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 3306-3314

  Moore, Jonathan D ^a   Song, Hebok ^a   Endow, Sharyn A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinesin; Microtubule binding; Microtubule motor; Mutant; Ncd

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HYBRID PROTEIN; KINESIN; NUCLEOTIDE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; MEIOSIS; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030015952     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00695.x     Document Type: Article

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