Mechanics of the kinesin step

Nature

Volumn 435, Issue 7040, 2005, Pages 308-312

  Carter, N J ^a   Cross, R A ^a  

^a MARIE CURIE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; CELLS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

HAULING PACKETS; KINESIN; MICROTUBULES; TIMESCALE;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; KINESIN; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

BIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; DROSOPHILA; METABOLISM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); TIME;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DIFFUSION; DROSOPHILA; KINESIN; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MOVEMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 19644377414     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature03528     Document Type: Article

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