A correlative analysis of actin filament assembly, structure, and dynamics

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 559-574

  Steinmetz, Michel O ^a   Goldie, Kenneth N ^a,b   Aebi, Ueli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; F ACTIN; G ACTIN; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PHALLOIDIN; TROPONIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CYTOSKELETON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ACTINS; BIOPOLYMERS; CALCIUM; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DIMERIZATION; EGTAZIC ACID; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNESIUM; MALEIMIDES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING TRANSMISSION; PHALLOIDINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 0030804033     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.138.3.559     Document Type: Article

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