Quantitative analysis of MAP-mediated regulation of microtubule dynamic instability in vitro-focus on tau

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 95, Issue C, 2010, Pages 481-503

  Kiris, Erkan ^a   Ventimiglia, Donovan ^b   Feinstein, Stuart C ^c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; TAU PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 77955296386     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-679X(10)95024-3     Document Type: Book

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