Kinesin steps do not alternate in size

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Fehr, Adrian N ^a   Asbury, Charles L ^b   Block, Steven M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINESIN; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 38549168383     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.126839     Document Type: Article

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