Two-dimensional Averaged Images of the Dynactin Complex Revealed by Single Particle Analysis

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 359, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 833-839

  Imai, Hiroshi ^a,b   Narita, Akihiro ^a,b   Schroer, Trina A ^c   Maéda, Yuichiro ^a,b,d  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN HARIMA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

actin related proteins; dynactin; dynein; microtubule; single particle analysis

Indexed keywords

ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN; DYNACTIN; F ACTIN; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHICK; COW; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBRYO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33744799216     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.03.071     Document Type: Article

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