The contribution of αβ-tubulin curvature to microtubule dynamics

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 323-334

  Brouhard, Gary J ^a   Rice, Luke M ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; BETA TUBULIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; MOLECULAR MOTOR; NDC80 COMPLEX; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CYTOSKELETON; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MICROTUBULE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; TUBULIN;

EID: 84918514058     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201407095     Document Type: Article

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