Twirling motion of actin filaments in gliding assays with nonprocessive myosin motors

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1130-1137

  Vilfan, Andrej ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MOLECULAR MOTOR; MYOSIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; GLIDING ASSAY; MOTION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 69449105732     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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