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The structural and mechanochemical cycle of kinesin
1Max Planck Unit for Structural Molecular Biology, Hamburg, Germany. mand@mpasmb.desy.de
Trends in Biochemical Sciences
|December 16, 1998
Abstract:
Kinesin is a microtubule-based motor protein that pulls vesicles or organelles towards the plus end of microtubules. Structural changes in the protein that drive motility are coupled to ATP binding and hydrolysis. Here, we attempt to integrate recent structural and kinetic results into a picture of the mechanochemical cycle of kinesin.