Analysis of the migration behaviour of single microtubules in electric fields

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 293, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 602-609

  Stracke, R ^a   Bohm K J ^a   Wollweber, L ^a   Tuszynski, J A ^a   Unger, E ^a  

^a FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dipole moment; Effective charge; Electrophoretic mobility; Isoelectric point; Kinesin; Orientation; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

KINESIN; PACLITAXEL; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; IONIC STRENGTH; MICROSCOPY; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOVEMENT; PACLITAXEL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SWINE; TUBULIN;

EID: 0036291163     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(02)00251-6     Document Type: Article

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