An atomic model of actin filaments cross-linked by fimbrin and its implications for bundle assembly and function

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 947-956

  Volkmann, Niels ^a,b   Derosier, David ^a,b   Matsudaira, Paul ^a   Hanein, Dorit ^a,c  

^a BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Calponin homology domain; Electron microscopy; Homology modeling; Image analysis; Two dimensional arrays

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; FIMBRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BRUSH BORDER; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SHAPE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CROSS LINKING; HAIR CELL; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MODEL; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACTINS; BIOPOLYMERS; CALCIUM; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PLIABILITY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0035947761     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.153.5.947     Document Type: Article

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