Activation of mitotic kinesin by microtubule bundling

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 417-419

  Tomishige, Michio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; KINESIN; KINESIN 1; KINESIN 13; KINESIN 3; KINESIN 5;

CROSS LINKING; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; IONIC STRENGTH; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY;

ANIMALS; DIFFUSION; DIMERIZATION; KINESIN; MICROTUBULES; MITOSIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SWINE; XENOPUS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

EID: 49749149177     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200807093     Document Type: Note

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