K-loop insertion restores microtubule depolymerizing activity of a "neckless" MCAK mutant

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 557-562

  Ovechkina, Yulia ^a   Wagenbach, Michael ^a   Wordeman, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusional motility; Kin I; Kinesins; Processivity; XKCM1

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; KIF2C PROTEIN, HUMAN; KINESIN; MITOTIC CENTROMERE ASSOCIATED KINESIN, HAMSTER; MITOTIC CENTROMERE-ASSOCIATED KINESIN, HAMSTER; MOLECULAR MOTOR; POLYMER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; CHO CELL; GENETICS; HAMSTER; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; HUMANS; KINESIN; MICROTUBULES; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; POLYMERS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 0037175396     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200205089     Document Type: Article

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