Fluctuations in sliding motion generated by independent and random actions of protein motors

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 95-99

  Sekimoto, Ken ^a   Tawada, Katsuhisa ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytoskeletal filament; Fluctuation analysis; Protein motor; Sliding motion

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL MOTION; CYTOSKELETON; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ENERGY; FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION;

MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS;

EID: 0035977672     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(00)00220-9     Document Type: Article

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