A possible mechanism for determining the directionality of myosin molecular motors

BioSystems

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 172-180

  Masuda, Tadashi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin; Direction; Molecular motor; Myosin; Processive; Structure

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MOLECULAR MOTOR; MYOSIN; MYOSIN V; MYOSIN VI;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; MOTILITY; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 48049098532     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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