Cryo-electron microscopy of GDP-tubulin rings

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-183

  Nicholson, William V ^a   Lee, Minou ^b   Downing, Kenneth H ^a   Nogales, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Croscopy; Cryo electron mi; Depolymerization; GDP; Microtubules; Single particles; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ION; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; SUBTILISIN; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CATTLE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATTLE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IONS; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SUBTILISIN; TEMPERATURE; TUBULIN;

EID: 0032607563     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02738171     Document Type: Article

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