The Role of Kinesin Neck Linker and Neck in Velocity Regulation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 382, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 127-135

  Kalchishkova, Nikolina ^a   Böhm, Konrad J ^a  

^a FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

ATPase activity; kinesin 1; kinesin 5; motility; neck linker

Indexed keywords

CHIMERIC PROTEIN; KINESIN; KINESIN 1; KINESIN 5; LINK PROTEIN; NECK LINKER;

ARTICLE; CHIMERA; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; HUMAN; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; VELOCITY;

EID: 49349085404     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.06.092     Document Type: Article

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