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