Structure of the Lethocerus troponin-tropomyosin complex as determined by electron microscopy

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-8

  Wendt, T ^a   Guenebaut V ^a   Leonard, K R ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPOMYOSIN; TROPONIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN MYOSIN INTERACTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 18244430240     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1996.3834     Document Type: Article

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