Rotation of the stalk/neck and one head in a new crystal structure of the kinesin motor protein, Ncd

EMBO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 5382-5389

  Yun, Mikyung ^a   Bronner, C Eric ^b   Park, Cheon Gil ^a   Cha, Sun Shin ^c   Park, Hee Won ^a   Endow, Sharyn A ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Force production; Kinesin microtubule motors; Molecular motors Ncd stalk rotation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; KINESIN; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN NCD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DIMERIZATION; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; KINESIN; MODELS, MOLECULAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; ROTATION;

EID: 0142073737     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg531     Document Type: Article

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