Simulating the role of microtubules in depolymerization-driven transport: A Monte Carlo approach

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1529-1540

  Tao, Yong Chuan ^a   Peskin, Charles S ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPOLYMERIZATION; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031655432     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)74072-X     Document Type: Article

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