Crosslinking studies on the conventional kinesin of Neurospora crassa
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München vorgelegt von Katrin Hahlen aus Köln 2004 Ehrenwörtliche Versicherung Diese Dissertation wurde selbständig und ohne unerlaubte Hilfsmittel angefertigt. "Testing kinesin's flexibility by crosslinking: Which domains need to be mobile to allow mobility?" "Testing kinesin's flexibility by crosslinking: Which domains need to be mobile to allow mobility?" "The role of the neck in fast kinesins" "Crosslinking kinesin's neck-linker to the motor core" Workshop Molecular Motors and New Microscopic Techniques The work presented here was carried out in the laboratory of Prof.
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