Single-molecule analysis of kinesin motility reveals regulation by the cargo-binding tail domain

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 293-297

  Friedman, Dara S ^a   Vale, Ronald D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINESIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; KINESIN; MICROTUBULES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOVEMENT; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPODOPTERA; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0033195492     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/13008     Document Type: Article

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