Diffusive Movement of Processive Kinesin-1 on Microtubules

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Summary

ADP can exist in a state that diffuses along the microtubule lattice without expending energy, which may facilitate the ability of kinesin to pick up cargo, and/or allow the kinesIn/cargo complex to stay bound after encountering obstacles.

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Published
2009-06-21
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Keywords

Kinesin, Microtubule, Biophysics, Biology, Cell biology

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