A metastable intermediate state of microtubule dynamic instability that differs significantly between plus and minus ends

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 105-117

  Tran, P T ^a   Walker, R A ^b   Salmon, E D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY;

ANIMALS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MAGNESIUM; MICROTUBULES; SOLUTIONS; SWINE; TUBULIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0030748335     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.138.1.105     Document Type: Article

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