Polymerization and bundling kinetics of FtsZ filaments

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 4045-4056

  Lan, Ganhui ^a   Dajkovic, Alex ^a   Wirtz, Denis ^a   Sun, Sean X ^a,b  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BIOPOLYMER; BUFFER; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; FTSZ PROTEIN, BACTERIA; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; KINETICS; METABOLISM; TIME;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOPOLYMERS; BUFFERS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTANT PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56049110001     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.132837     Document Type: Article

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