Head-Head Interaction Characterizes the Relaxed State of Limulus Muscle Myosin Filaments

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 385, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 423-431

  Zhao, Fa Qing ^a   Craig, Roger ^a   Woodhead, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; cryo electron microscopy; myosin filament; regulation; structure

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN; MYOSIN II;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLIGHT MUSCLE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INSECT; LIMULUS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LIMULUS; MEROSTOMATA; TARANTULA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 58149092608     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.10.038     Document Type: Article

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