Reversal in the direction of movement of a molecular motor

Nature

Volumn 389, Issue 6646, 1997, Pages 93-96

  Henningsen, Ulrike ^a   Schliwa, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINESIN; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHIMERA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BINDING SITES; BIOMECHANICS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KINESIN; MICROTUBULES; MOVEMENT; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

CHIMAERA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0030924142     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/38022     Document Type: Article

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