Investigating intracellular dynamics of FtsZ cytoskeleton with photoactivation single-molecule tracking

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 2009-2016

  Niu, Lili ^a   Yu, Ji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; FTSZ PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR PROBE TECHNIQUES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 50349088658     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.128751     Document Type: Article

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