A flexible domain is essential for the large step size and processivity of myosin VI

Molecular Cell

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 603-609

  Rock, Ronald S ^a,c   Ramamurthy, Bhagavathi ^b   Dunn, Alexander R ^a   Beccafico, Sara ^b   Rami, Bhadresh R ^a   Morris, Carl ^b   Spink, Benjamin J ^a   Franzini Armstrong, Clara ^b   Spudich, James A ^a   Sweeney, H Lee ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN VI; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR SIZE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 13944269581     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2005.01.015     Document Type: Article

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