Thermodynamic and structural analysis of microtubule assembly: The role of GTP hydrolysis

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1357-1375

  Vulevic, Bojana ^a   Correia, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGTAZIC ACID; GLYCEROL; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE PHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PACLITAXEL; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOMERISM; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031048573     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78782-4     Document Type: Article

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