Structural Properties of Neurofilament Sidearms: Sequence-Based Modeling of Neurofilament Architecture

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 391, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 648-660

  Chang, Rakwoo ^a   Kwak, Yongkyu ^a   Gebremichael, Yeshitila ^b  

^a Kwangwoon University   (South Korea)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo simulation; neurofilament brush model; neurofilament sidearms; phosphorylation; polyampholytes

Indexed keywords

LYSINE; PROLINE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SERINE;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; MOLECULAR MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NERVE FIBER; NEUROFILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 67651172762     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.06.045     Document Type: Article

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