Mechanical characterization of motor proteins: A molecular dynamics approach

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 17, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 376-384

  Aprodu, Iuliana ^a   Soncini, M ^a   Redaelli, Alberto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kinesin; Mechanical properties; Molecular dynamics; Myosin

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOTORS; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PROTEINS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; STIFFNESS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

INTRACELLULAR FUNCTIONS; KINESIN; KINESIN MOTORS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MOTOR PROTEINS; MYOSIN; MYOSIN MOTORS; NEW APPROACHES; SET-UPS; SURFACE FORCE APPARATUSES;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 55149099392     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: 15213919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.200800033     Document Type: Article

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