Computer simulations of actin polymerization can explain the barbed-pointed end asymmetry

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 294, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1181-1189

  Sept, David ^a   Elcock, Adrian H ^a   McCammon, J Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin polymerization; Brownian dynamics; Computer simulation; Diffusion limited; Protein protein association

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN DEPOLYMERIZING FACTOR; G ACTIN;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ENTROPY; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033579419     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3332     Document Type: Article

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