Aluminum fluoride, microtubule stability, and kinesin rigor.
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چکیده
Aluminum fluoride may be used both to stabilize microtubules and to induce strong binding of kinesin, thus circumventing the need for taxol and AMP-PNP in kinesin preparations.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of cell science. Supplement
دوره 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991