A 3-D reconstruction of smooth muscle α-actinin by CryoEm reveals two different conformations at the actin-binding region

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 338, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-125

  Liu, Jun ^a   Taylor, Dianne W ^a   Taylor, Kenneth A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 D crystals; ABD, actin binding domain; Actin binding protein; Electron microscopy; Image processing; Lipid monolayer; Muscle protein; TMV, tobacco mosaic virus

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALPHA ACTININ; CALMODULIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATOM; BINDING SITE; CONFORMATION; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 1842474291     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.02.034     Document Type: Article

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