Modulation of repulsive forces between neurofilaments by sidearm phosphorylation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 324, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 489-496

  Kumar, Sanjay ^a   Hoh, Jan H ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Atomic force microscopy; Calcium; Cell mechanics; Cytoskeleton; Intermediate filaments; Phosphorylation; Polyelectrolyte; Polymer brush; Protein gels; Unstructured proteins

Indexed keywords

DIVALENT CATION; PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COLLOID; CONTROLLED STUDY; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; SEDIMENTATION;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CALCIUM; CATIONS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IONS; MAGNESIUM; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SALTS; SPINAL CORD;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 5144220612     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.09.076     Document Type: Article

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