Evolution of cytomotive filaments: The cytoskeleton from prokaryotes to eukaryotes

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 323-329

  Löwe, Jan ^a   Amos, Linda A ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin; Cytomotive filaments; FtsZ; MreB; ParM; Septins; Tubulin; WACA

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; DYNAMIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; KINESIN; MOLECULAR MOTOR; MYOSIN; NUCLEOTIDE; SEPTIN; TUBULIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; CELL FUNCTION; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOSYMBIONT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; GENE TRANSFER; HYDROLYSIS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETON; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; TUBULIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 56949093012     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2008.08.010     Document Type: Review

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