How occasional backstepping can speed up a processive motor protein

BioSystems

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 355-359

  Bier, Martin ^a   Cao, Francisco J ^b,c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Activation state; Backstepping; Entropy; Kinesin; Molecular motors

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BIOPOLYMER; KINESIN; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

CATALYSIS; ENTROPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; NATURAL SELECTION; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENERGY; ENTROPY; HYDROLYSIS; MICROTUBULE; MODEL;

EID: 79751535137     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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