Biochemical analysis of mammalian formin effects on actin dynamics

Methods in Enzymology

Volumn 406, Issue , 2006, Pages 190-214

  Harris, Elizabeth S ^a   Higgs, Henry N ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ISOPROTEIN; METHENAMINE; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEPOLYMERIZATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 32144447240     PISSN: 00766879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0076-6879(06)06015-0     Document Type: Review

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