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Title: The effects of osmolytes on in vitro kinesin-microtubule motility assays

Abstract

Kinesin-driven motility was shown to be adversely affected in a concentration dependent manner by the addition of osmolytes: glycerol, polyethylene glycol, and trimethylamine N -oxide.

Authors:
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  1. Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, USA
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1724233
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Published Article
Journal Name:
RSC Advances
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: RSC Advances Journal Volume: 10 Journal Issue: 70; Journal ID: ISSN 2046-2069
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

Citation Formats

VanDelinder, Virginia, Sickafoose, Ian, Imam, Zachary I., Ko, Randy, and Bachand, George D. The effects of osmolytes on in vitro kinesin-microtubule motility assays. United Kingdom: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1039/D0RA08148E.
VanDelinder, Virginia, Sickafoose, Ian, Imam, Zachary I., Ko, Randy, & Bachand, George D. The effects of osmolytes on in vitro kinesin-microtubule motility assays. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0RA08148E
VanDelinder, Virginia, Sickafoose, Ian, Imam, Zachary I., Ko, Randy, and Bachand, George D. Tue . "The effects of osmolytes on in vitro kinesin-microtubule motility assays". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0RA08148E.
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title = {The effects of osmolytes on in vitro kinesin-microtubule motility assays},
author = {VanDelinder, Virginia and Sickafoose, Ian and Imam, Zachary I. and Ko, Randy and Bachand, George D.},
abstractNote = {Kinesin-driven motility was shown to be adversely affected in a concentration dependent manner by the addition of osmolytes: glycerol, polyethylene glycol, and trimethylamine N -oxide.},
doi = {10.1039/D0RA08148E},
journal = {RSC Advances},
number = 70,
volume = 10,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {2020},
month = {11}
}

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