How processive is the myosin-V motor

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 215-217

  Smith, David A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN; KINESIN; MYOSIN II; MYOSIN V;

ARTICLE; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING;

DIMERIZATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MYOSIN TYPE V;

EID: 4444230478     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JURE.0000038171.22680.2e     Document Type: Article

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