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Determinants of motor polarity in the kinesin proteins.

Year: 1995

Type: article

Abstract: Many of the proteins that are members of the kinesin family of microtubule motor proteins are plus-end motors; however, a few of the kinesin proteins have now been found to be minus-end microtubule motors. Overall structural features of the proteins can be used to identify further kinesins that are likely to be minus-end motors. Structural or biochemical differences that may serve as the basis of the "reversed" polarity of a unique subset of the kinesin proteins are discussed.

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Author: S A Endow

Institution: Duke Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Microtubule and mitosis dynamics

Subfield: Cell Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Award: Chromosome Movement in Meiosis and Mitosis

OpenAlex ID: W1468280468

FWCI: 0.27

Cites: 26

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10