| Literature DB >> 7787089 |
Abstract
Many of the proteins that are members of the kinesin family of microtubule motor proteins are plus-end motors; however, a few of the kinesin proteins have now been found to be minus-end microtubule motors. Overall structural features of the proteins can be used to identify further kinesins that are likely to be minus-end motors. Structural or biochemical differences that may serve as the basis of the "reversed" polarity of a unique subset of the kinesin proteins are discussed.Mesh:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7787089 PMCID: PMC1281944
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys J ISSN: 0006-3495 Impact factor: 4.033