Structure and interactions of the carboxyl terminus of striated muscle alpha-tropomyosin: it is important to be flexible.

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Published in Biophys J on November 01, 2002

Authors

Norma J Greenfield1, Thomas Palm, Sarah E Hitchcock-DeGregori

Author Affiliations

1: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854-5635, USA. greenfie@rwja.umdnj.edu

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