XMAP215 is a long thin molecule that does not increase microtubule stiffness

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 114, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 3025-3033

  Cassimeris, L ^a   Gard, D ^a   Tran, P T ^a   Erickson, H P ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Flexural rigidity; MAPs; Microtubules

Indexed keywords

DIMER; KINESIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XKCM 1 PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; INCUBATION TIME; MEASUREMENT; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOPOLYMERS; DIMERIZATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OOCYTES; PLIABILITY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SHADOWING (HISTOLOGY); TUBULIN; XENOPUS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034839279     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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