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Abstract
Molecular motors are enzymes that convert chemical potential energy into controlled kinetic energy for mechanical work inside cells. Understanding the biophysics of these motors is essential for appreciating life as well as apprehending diseases that arise from motor malfunction. This review focuses on kinesin motor enzymology with special emphasis on the literature that reports the chemistry, structure and physics of several different kinesin superfamily members.Keywords: Chemical models; Enzymes; Kinesin motor enzymology; Kinesin superfamily; Molecular motors
Year: 2015 PMID: 28510227 PMCID: PMC5418420 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-014-0150-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys Rev ISSN: 1867-2450