The three-dimensional structure of the Limulus acrosomal process: A dynamic actin bundle

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 294, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 139-149

  Sherman, Michael B ^a   Jakana, Joanita ^a   Sun, Shujun ^b   Matsudaira, Paul ^b   Chiu, Wah ^a   Schmid, Michael F ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosomal bundles; Actin; Electron cryomicroscopy; Electron crystallography; Scruin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CALMODULIN; PROTEIN; SCRUIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME; ARACHNID; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SPERM;

ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; LIMULUS;

EID: 0033585094     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3222     Document Type: Article

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