kinesin

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Kinesin
Kinesins are a class of motor proteins found in cells. They are dimers (molecule pairs) reminiscent of feet on a rod. Kinesins move on the much larger microtubule cables powerered by the hydrolysis of ATP. They achieve this probably by sequentially swinging their head domains ("feet/hands") to the front (see below). The active movement of kinesins pulls attached cargo through the viscous cytoplasm to deliver it to the required location.
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Kinesin one of three mechanochemical proteins associated with the cytoskeleton that converts chemical energy into mechanical energy and is the [more]Kinesin - Community and Resources


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kinesin
a motor protein that uses the energy of ATP hydrolysis to transport vesicles and particles toward the distal end of microtubules.

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