Modelling the role of intrinsic electric fields in microtubules as an additional control mechanism of bi-directional intracellular transport

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-124

  Sataric, M V ^a   Budinski Petkovic, L ^a   Loncarevic, I ^a   Tuszynski, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^b CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynein; Ferroelectric; GTP; Kinesin; Kink; Microtubule; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

TUBULIN;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MICROTUBULE; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; TUBULIN;

EID: 58149352856     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12013-008-9028-1     Document Type: Article

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