Clathrin triskelia show evidence of molecular flexibility

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1945-1955

  Ferguson, Matthew L ^a,b   Prasad, Kondury ^c   Boukari, Hacene ^b   Sackett, Dan L ^b   Krueger, Susan ^d   Lafer, Eileen M ^c   Nossal, Ralph ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLATHRIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CLATHRIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 50349091067     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.126342     Document Type: Article

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