Mechanochemical model of microtubule structure and self-assembly kinetics

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2911-2926

  VanBuren, Vincent ^a,c   Cassimeris, Lynne ^a   Odde, David J ^b  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; CHEMICAL AGENT; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; TUBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XMAP 215;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL KINETICS; CELL STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROTUBULE; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIMULATION; STANDARD; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 27744548870     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.060913     Document Type: Article

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