Effects of Confinement on the Self-Organization of Microtubules and Motors

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 954-960

  Pinot, M ^a   Chesnel, F ^b   Kubiak, J Z ^b   Arnal, I ^b   Nedelec, F J ^c   Gueroui, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

CELLBIO

Indexed keywords

CELL EXTRACT; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL POLARITY; CELL SIZE; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL EXTRACTS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL POLARITY; CELL SIZE; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 67349200275     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.04.027     Document Type: Article

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