Simulation of F-actin filaments of several microns

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-35

  Ming, Dengming ^a   Kong, Yifei ^a   Wu, Yinghao ^b   Ma, Jianpeng ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELASTICITY; HEAT TREATMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR SIZE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RIGIDITY; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; THEORETICAL MODEL; VIBRATION;

EID: 0037636333     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74451-8     Document Type: Article

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