Models of the Collective Behavior of Proteins in Cells: Tubulin, Actin and Motor Proteins

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 401-428

  Tuszynski, J A ^a,b   Brown, J A ^a   Sept, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PHALLOIDIN; RHODAMINE; TUBULIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; CELL SHAPE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFORMATION; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HYDROLYSIS; INTERPHASE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; MODEL; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0344013079     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027318920964     Document Type: Conference Paper

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