Organisation and structure of microtubules and microtubule-motor protein complexes

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 446-454

  Wade, R H ^a   Meurer Grob, P ^a   Metoz, F ^a   Arnal, I ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

Author keywords

Kinesin; Microtubule structure; Microtubule kinesin complexes; Motor proteins; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DIMERIZATION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KINESIN; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0031690565     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002490050155     Document Type: Article

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