Decoupling of nucleotide-and microtubule-binding sites in a kinesin mutant

Nature

Volumn 396, Issue 6711, 1998, Pages 587-590

  Song, Hebok ^a   Endow, Sharyn A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID; KINESIN; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; HYDROLYSIS; MICROTUBULE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032506523     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/25153     Document Type: Article

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