Dimers of the molecular motor kinesin can ‘walk’ along microtubules. A flexible neck connects the head of one kinesin of the dimer to its partner. When one head is bound to a microtubule, and when ...

Learn more about an important cellular protein called kinesin from this video by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), and Ron Vale Ph.D., a UCSF researcher. Kinesin is a motor protein, ...

Kinesins are microtubule motor proteins that convert the energy of ATP hydrolysis into mechanical work for various essential cellular processes 1,2,3. The mitotic spindle is a microtubule-based ...

Time lapse high-speed atomic force microscopy images of kinesin (pink crosses) moving along straight and bent microtubules. The velocity of the kinesin was slower on the bent microtubules compared to ...

Kinesin with vesicle is attached with two "feet" to the cell's microtubule. This is a safe and stable time period. The kinesin untethers its back foot and moves it forward. This is a vulnerable time ...

Inside neurons, motor proteins haul precious cargo, moving essential goods along thread-like roadways called microtubule tracks. This miniature highway system is vital for keeping neurons healthy: ...

Kinesins are biological motor proteins that are ATP-dependent and function to assist cells with the transport of molecules along microtubules. Simply put, these proteins, function as highways within ...