The role of microtubules in processive kinesin movement

Trends in Cell Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 128-135

  Kikkawa, Masahide ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; KINESIN; MONOMER; NUCLEOTIDE;

CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MICROTUBULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DIMERIZATION; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; KINESIN; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEOTIDES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 39949083937     PISSN: 09628924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2008.01.002     Document Type: Review

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