Structural modules in actin-binding proteins: Towards a new classification

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1448, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 323-348

  Van Troys, Marleen ^a   Vandekerckhove, Joël ^a   Ampe, Christophe ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Actin; Actin binding protein; Classification; Evolutionary relationship; Structure function relationship

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN;

CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ACTINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0032910692     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4889(98)00152-9     Document Type: Review

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