Role of the essential light chain in the activation of smooth muscle myosin by regulatory light chain phosphorylation

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 375-382

  Taylor, Kenneth A ^a   Feig, Michael ^b,d   Brooks, Charles L ^b,e   Fagnant, Patricia M ^c   Lowey, Susan ^c   Trybus, Kathleen M ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

ATPase; Modeling; Motility; Phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

ATPASE; MODELING; MOTILITY; PHOSPHORYLATION;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE MYOSINS;

EID: 84894476609     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2013.12.008     Document Type: Article

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