Hysteresis-based mechanism for the directed motility of the Ncd motor

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1105-1113

  Lakkaraju, Sirish Kaushik ^a   Hwang, Wonmuk ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINESIN;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOMECHANICS; KINESIN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOVEMENT; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 80052450777     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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