Molecular motors: A theorist's perspective

Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue , 2007, Pages 675-695

  Kolomeisky, Anatoly B ^a   Fisher, Michael E ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete stochastic models; Kinesin; Motor proteins; Myosin; Single molecule experiments

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; PROTEINS;

DISCRETE STOCHASTIC MODELS; KINESIN; MOTOR PROTEINS; MYOSIN; SINGLE-MOLECULE EXPERIMENTS;

ENZYME KINETICS;

MOLECULAR MOTOR;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; TIME;

MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847272113     PISSN: 0066426X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.physchem.58.032806.104532     Document Type: Article

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