Single molecule mechanics of Chara myosin : to keep motile activity
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Molecular motors: Single-molecule mechanics
Novel techniques are revealing the movements and forces associated with single interactions of motor proteins, such as myosin and kinesin, and also of processive enzymes, such as RNA polymerase.
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عنوان ژورنال: Seibutsu Butsuri
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0582-4052,1347-4219
DOI: 10.2142/biophys.43.s145_2