Functional asymmetry in kinesin and dynein dimers

Biology of the Cell

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-13

  Rank, Katherine C ^a   Rayment, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric macromolecular assemblies; Dynein; Kinesin; Microtubules; Molecular motors

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; BETA TUBULIN; DIMER; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; KINESIN 1; KINESIN 2; KINESIN 5;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL TRANSPORT; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MICROTUBULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

DYNEINS; HUMANS; KINESIN; MICROTUBULES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; TUBULIN;

EID: 84871791627     PISSN: 02484900     EISSN: 1768322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/boc.201200044     Document Type: Review

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