Characterization of F-actin bundling activity of Tetrahymena elongation factor 1α investigated with rabbit skeletal muscle actin

Zoological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 371-375

  Kurasawa, Yasuhiro ^a   Watanabe, Yoshio ^b   Numata, Osamu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b JOBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ELONGATION FACTOR; ELONGATION FACTOR 1;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; PH; PROTEIN BINDING; RABBIT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TETRAHYMENA;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 1; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS; PROTEIN BINDING; RABBITS; TETRAHYMENA;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 0030174317     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.13.371     Document Type: Article

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