Switches, latches, and amplifiers: Common themes of G proteins and molecular motors

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 291-302

  Vale, Ronald D ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; KINESIN; MYOSIN; RIBONUCLEOTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; KINESIN; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; MYOSINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RIBONUCLEOTIDES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030267349     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.135.2.291     Document Type: Article

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