Membrane deformation by protein coats

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 386-394

  Antonny, Bruno ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; CLATHRIN; COAT PROTEIN; DYNAMIN; ENDOPHILIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; COATED VESICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; REVIEW; TRANSPORT VESICLE;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; COP-COATED VESICLES; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEINS;

EID: 33745737926     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2006.06.003     Document Type: Review

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