Mechanical distortion of single actin filaments induced by external force: detection by fluorescence imaging

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1036-1044

  Shimozawa, Togo ^a   Ishiwata, ShiN'Ichi ^a,b  

^a Faculty of Science Engineering   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADAVERINE; CYSTEINE; G ACTIN; IODOACETAMIDE; MALEIMIDE; MEROMYOSIN; MONOMER; PHALLOIDIN; RHODAMINE; TETRAMETHYLRHODAMINE; ACTIN; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CYTOSKELETON; FLUORESCENCE; FORCE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR STABILITY; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROFILAMENT; MICROSCOPY; RABBIT; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; BIOMECHANICS; FLUORESCENT DYES; MALE; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY; RABBITS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 61549126013     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.09.056     Document Type: Article

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