Origin of twist-bend coupling in actin filaments

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1852-1860

  De La Cruz, Enrique M ^a   Roland, Jeremy ^b   McCullough, Brannon R ^a   Blanchoin, Laurent ^c   Martiel, Jean Louis ^b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

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EID: 77957374587     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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