Three-dimensional structure and flexibility of a membrane-coating module of the nuclear pore complex

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 782-788

  Kampmann, Martin ^a   Blobel, Günter ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SOLENOID; CLATHRIN; NUCLEOPORIN; NUP84 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EUKARYOTE; GENE MAPPING; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX; NUCLEOCYTOPLASMIC TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEAR ENVELOPE; NUCLEAR PORE; NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

EUKARYOTA; SOLENOIDEA; TRISKELION;

EID: 67650318247     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1618     Document Type: Article

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