The tektin family of microtubule-stabilizing proteins

Genome Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Amos, Linda A ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; LAMIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; TEKTIN; TUBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; TEKTINS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AXONEME; CENTRIOLE; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; MICROTUBULE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MICROTUBULE PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 55249093249     PISSN: 14747596     EISSN: 1474760X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/gb-2008-9-7-229     Document Type: Review

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