Genetic analysis of myosin II assembly and organization in model organisms

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 19-20, 2005, Pages 2270-2282

  Landsverk, M L ^a,b   Epstein, H F ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assembly; Genetics; Myosin II; Proteins

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CHAPERONE; MOLECULAR MOTOR; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN II; PROTEIN KINASE;

CELL DIVISION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STOICHIOMETRY;

ANIMALS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; MUTATION; MYOSIN TYPE II; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 27144476849     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-005-5176-2     Document Type: Review

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