Relating biochemistry and function in the myosin superfamily

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-67

  De La Cruz, Enrique M ^a   Ostap, E Michael ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

A; Actin; Inorganic phosphate; M; Myosin; Pi

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ISOPROTEIN; MYOSIN; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL CYCLE; CELL FUNCTION; KINETICS; MOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ISOENZYMES; KINETICS; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; MYOSINS;

EID: 1642333310     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2003.11.011     Document Type: Review

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