The dance of actin and myosin: A structural and spectroscopic perspective

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 111-139

  Root, Douglas D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Actomyosin; Cytoskeleton; FRET; Lanthanides; Muscle

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MOLECULAR MOTOR; MYOSIN; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; KINETICS; METABOLISM; REVIEW; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ACTINS; ACTOMYOSIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMANS; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MYOSINS;

EID: 1642417250     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/CBB:37:2:111     Document Type: Review

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