A matrix computational approach to kinesin neck linker extension

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 269, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 181-194

  Hughes, John ^a   Hancock, William O ^a   Fricks, John ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical kinetics; Kinesin; Molecular motors; Renewal reward process; Stochastic models

Indexed keywords

KINESIN;

MARKOV CHAIN; MATRIX; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROTEIN; REACTION KINETICS; STOCHASTICITY;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; IN VITRO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SIMULATION; THEORY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DIFFUSION; HUMANS; KINESIN; KINETICS; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 78149341721     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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