Structure and dynamics of actin filament solutions in the presence of latrunculin A

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 3007-3015

  Palmer, Andre ^a   Cha, Boyoung ^a   Wirtz, Denis ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Diffusing wave spectroscopy; Latrunculin; Rheology; Semiflexible polymer

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYMERIZATION; POLYSTYRENES; REACTION KINETICS; RHEOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY;

ACTIN; DIFFUSING WAVE SPECTROSCOPY (DWS); LATRUNCULIN; SEMIFLEXIBLE POLYMERS;

PROTEINS;

EID: 0032287909     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0488(199812)36:17<3007::AID-POLB1>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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