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Effects of Obstacles on the Dynamics of Kinesins, Including Velocity and Run Length, Predicted by a Model of Two Dimensional Motion. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Kinesins are molecular motors which walk along microtubules by moving their heads to different binding sites. The motion of kinesin is realized by a conformational change in the structure of the kinesin molecule and by a diffusion of one of its two heads.
Woochul Nam, Bogdan I Epureanu
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Protein pyrophosphorylation by inositol pyrophosphates — detection, function, and regulation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Protein pyrophosphorylation is an unusual signaling mechanism that was discovered two decades ago. It can be driven by inositol pyrophosphate messengers and influences various cellular processes. Herein, we summarize the research progress and challenges of this field, covering pathways found to be regulated by this posttranslational modification as ...
Sarah Lampe, Tanmay Kumar Mohanty, Rashna Bhandari, Dorothea Fiedler   +3 more
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DNA tensiometer reveals catch-bond detachment kinetics of kinesin-1, -2, and -3

eLife
Bidirectional cargo transport by kinesin and dynein is essential for cell viability, and defects are linked to neurodegenerative disease. Computational models predict that load-dependent motor detachment strongly determines the outcome of kinesin–dynein ...
Crystal R Noell, Tzu-Chen Ma, Rui Jiang, Scott A McKinley, William O Hancock   +4 more
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Vaccinia protein F12 has structural similarity to kinesin light chain and contains a motor binding motif required for virion export.

PLoS Pathogens, 2010
Vaccinia virus (VACV) uses microtubules for export of virions to the cell surface and this process requires the viral protein F12. Here we show that F12 has structural similarity to kinesin light chain (KLC), a subunit of the kinesin-1 motor that binds ...
Gareth W Morgan, Michael Hollinshead, Brian J Ferguson, Brendan J Murphy, David C J Carpentier, Geoffrey L Smith   +5 more
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Microtubule-regulating kinesins [PDF]

Current Biology, 2013
Kinesins can regulate microtubule dynamics? The conventional function of kinesins, much like a molecular freight train, is to transport cargo by motoring along a microtubule (MT) track. But there exists another class of kinesins whose job relates more to track maintenance than transportation.
Sturgill, Emma G., Ohi, Ryoma
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Translating whole‐genome doubling into precision medicine in cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Whole‐genome doubling creates a WGD‐positive tumor state characterized by persistent chromosomal instability, karyotypic diversification, and cellular stress. These same biological pressures drive aggressive tumor evolution while exposing therapeutic vulnerabilities, providing a rationale for WGD‐informed precision medicine. Whole‐genome doubling (WGD)
Sejung Lee, Junghyeok Lim, Jinhyuk Bhin
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The developmental biology of kinesins

Developmental Biology, 2021
Kinesins are microtubule-based motor proteins that are well known for their key roles in cell biological processes ranging from cell division, to intracellular transport of mRNAs, proteins, vesicles, and organelles, and microtubule disassembly. Interestingly, many of the ~45 distinct kinesin genes in vertebrate genomes have also been associated with ...
Mia J. Konjikusic, Ryan S. Gray, John B. Wallingford   +2 more
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The C‐terminal region of KIF26B is indispensable for nephron progenitor condensation and kidney formation in mice

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
KIF26B plays an important role in kidney development. We engineered mice lacking the C‐terminal region of KIF26B and found severe kidney defects, including bilateral renal agenesis, similar to full Kif26b knockout mice. The mutation disrupted nephron progenitor condensation and reduced Gdnf‐Wnt11 signaling, showing that the KIF26B C‐terminal region is ...
Yuta Yamamura, Kengo Furuichi, Hiromitsu Akamatsu, Naoki Yamamoto, Sako Keisuke, Akihiko Koshino, Taichiro Minami, Megumi Oshima, Akinori Hara, Norihiko Sakai, Miho Shimizu, Kenta Takahashi, Minako Yamamura, Shin‐ichi Horike, Takiko Daikoku, Kenichi Harada, Yohei Shinmyo, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Takashi Wada, Yasunori Iwata   +19 more
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Electro-detachment of kinesin motor domain from microtubule in silico

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2023
Kinesin is a motor protein essential in cellular functions, such as intracellular transport and cell-division, as well as for enabling nanoscopic transport in bio-nanotechnology.
Jiří Průša, Michal Cifra
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On the Origin of Kinesin Limping [PDF]

Biophysical Journal, 2009
Kinesin is a dimeric motor with twin catalytic heads joined to a common stalk. Kinesin molecules move processively along microtubules in a hand-over-hand walk, with the two heads advancing alternately. Recombinant kinesin constructs with short stalks have been found to "limp", i.e., exhibit alternation in the dwell times of successive steps.
Fehr, Adrian N., Gutiérrez-Medina, Braulio, Asbury, Charles L., Block, Steven M.   +3 more
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