Micromechanics and ultrastructure of actin filament networks crosslinked by human fascin: A comparison with α-actinin

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 310, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 351-366

  Tseng, Yiider ^a   Fedorov, Elena ^b   McCaffery, J Michael ^c   Almo, Steven C ^b   Wirtz, Denis ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Rheology; Side branching; Time dependent confocal microscopy; Time dependent multiple angle static light scattering

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; ALPHA ACTININ; F ACTIN; FASCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ELASTICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GEL; HUMAN; LIGHT SCATTERING; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SHEAR STRESS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0035816209     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.4716     Document Type: Article

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