Flexibility of the neck domain enhances kinesin-1 motility under load

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1407-1412

  Jaud, Johann ^a   Bathe, Friederike ^b   Schliwa, Manfred ^b   Rief, Matthias ^a   Woehlke, Günther ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINESIN; MOLECULAR MOTOR; PROTEIN KINESIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MICROTUBULE; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; WEIGHT BEARING;

FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 33746855971     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.076265     Document Type: Article

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