Fluctuations and randomness of movement of the bead powered by a single kinesin molecule in a force-clamped motility assay: Monte Carlo simulations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2360-2369

  Chen, Yi Der ^a   Yan, Bo ^a   Rubin, Robert J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINESIN; MYOSIN V;

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; KINETICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME;

CHEN;

BINDING SITES; KINESIN; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036841534     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)75250-8     Document Type: Article

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