Motor protein decoration of microtubules grown in high salt conditions reveals the presence of mixed lattices

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 287, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 287-292

  Dias, D Prabha ^a   Milligan, Ronald A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryo electron microscopy; MTs; Tubulin polymerization

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0344628696     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2597     Document Type: Article

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