Motor proteins of the kinesin superfamily: Structure and mechanism

Essays in Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue , 2000, Pages 61-73

  Kull, F Jon ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; KINESIN; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DIMERIZATION; HUMANS; KINESIN; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0034351426     PISSN: 00711365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/bse0350061     Document Type: Article

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