Simple non-fluorescent polarity labeling of microtubules for molecular motor assays

BioTechniques

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 543-549

  Soppina, Virupakshi ^a   Rai, Arpan K ^a   Mallik, Roop ^a  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Avidin biotin labeling; Bidirectional motion; Kinesin dynein in vitro; Magnetic bead labeling; Microtubule polarity labeling; Molecular motor in vitro assays; Motor reconstitution assay

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; KINESIN; TUBULIN; MICROSPHERE; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL MOTION; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL POLARITY; CELL VACUOLE; CYTOSKELETON; DICTYOSTELIUM; DRUG TRANSPORT; EXCITATION; FAMILY; IMAGING; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MICROTUBULE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RELIABILITY; VIDEORECORDING; ANIMAL; BIOASSAY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM VESICLE; FLUORESCENCE; GOAT; METABOLISM; STAINING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL POLARITY; CYTOPLASMIC VESICLES; DICTYOSTELIUM; DYNEIN ATPASE; FLUORESCENCE; GOATS; KINESIN; MAGNETICS; MICROSPHERES; MICROTUBULES; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 70349261422     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000113124     Document Type: Article

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