The mechanics of FtsZ fibers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 731-738

  Turner, Daniel J ^a   Portman, Ian ^a   Dafforn, Timothy R ^b   Rodger, Alison ^a,c   Roper, David I ^a   Smith, Corinne J ^a   Turner, Matthew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOMECHANICS; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84863135736     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.01.015     Document Type: Article

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