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The functions of kinesin and kinesin-related proteins in eukaryotes [PDF]

open access: yesCell Adhesion & Migration, 2020
Kinesins constitute a superfamily of ATP-driven microtubule motor enzymes that convert the chemical energy of ATP hydrolysis into mechanical work along microtubule tracks. Kinesins are found in all eukaryotic organisms and are essential to all eukaryotic
Iftikhar Ali, Wei-Cai Yang
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The mechanism of kinesin inhibition by kinesin-binding protein [PDF]

open access: yeseLife, 2020
Subcellular compartmentalisation is necessary for eukaryotic cell function. Spatial and temporal regulation of kinesin activity is essential for building these local environments via control of intracellular cargo distribution.
Joseph Atherton   +8 more
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Dissection of kinesin's processivity. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2009
The protein family of kinesins contains processive motor proteins that move stepwise along microtubules. This mechanism requires the precise coupling of the catalytic steps in the two heads, and their precise mechanical coordination.
Sarah Adio   +4 more
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Kinesin transport: driving kinesin in the neuron [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Biology, 2001
A plethora of cytoplasmic motors contribute to the directed transport of a wide range of cellular organelles and molecules. Recent studies have advanced our understanding of cargo attachment to motor molecules and the regulation of intracellular transport.
Hays, Tom, Li, Min-gang
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Kinesins in spermatogenesis† [PDF]

open access: yesBiology of Reproduction, 2017
Kinesins are essential for the proper function of many types of polar cells, including epithelial cells, neurons, and sperm. Spermatogenesis is closely associated with many different kinesins. These kinesins participate in several fundamental processes, including mitotic and meiotic division, essential organelle transport, and the biogenesis of ...
Dan-Dan, Ma, Da-Hui, Wang, Wan-Xi, Yang
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Kinesins at a glance [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Cell Science, 2010
Kinesin was discovered in 1985 – 25 years ago – based on its motility in cytoplasm extruded from the giant axon of the squid ([Allen et al., 1982][1]; [Brady et al., 1982][2]; [Vale et al., 1985][3]).
Endow, Sharyn A   +2 more
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A bipolar kinesin [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 1996
Chromosome segregation during mitosis depends on the action of the mitotic spindle, a self-organizing, bipolar protein machine which uses microtubules (MTs) and their associated motors. Members of the BimC subfamily of kinesin-related MT-motor proteins are believed to be essential for the formation and functioning of a normal bipolar spindle.
Kashina, A. S   +5 more
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Kinesins in the Arabidopsis genome: A comparative analysis among eukaryotes

open access: yesBMC Genomics, 2001
Background Kinesins constitute a superfamily of microtubule motor proteins that are found in eukaryotic organisms. Members of the kinesin superfamily perform many diverse cellular functions such as transport of vesicles and organelles, spindle formation ...
Day Irene S, Reddy Anireddy SN
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Absence of DEATH kinesin is fatal for Leishmania mexicana amastigotes

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
Kinesins are motor proteins present in organisms from protists to mammals playing important roles in cell division, intracellular organisation and flagellum formation and maintenance.
Suad Gazi Jaafer Husaine Al Kufi   +5 more
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Optogenetic control of PRC1 reveals its role in chromosome alignment on the spindle by overlap length-dependent forces

open access: yeseLife, 2021
During metaphase, chromosome position at the spindle equator is regulated by the forces exerted by kinetochore microtubules and polar ejection forces. However, the role of forces arising from mechanical coupling of sister kinetochore fibers with bridging
Mihaela Jagrić   +4 more
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