Open AccessSingle Molecule Imaging Reveals Differences in Microtubule Track Selection Between Kinesin Motors
Author(s) -
Dawen Cai,
Dyke P. McEwen,
Jeffery R. Martens,
Edgar Meyhöfer,
Kristen J. Verhey
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000216
Subject(s) - kinesin , microtubule , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , tubulin , motor protein , molecular motor , vesicle , genetics , membrane
Molecular motors differentially recognize and move cargo along discrete microtubule subpopulations in cells, resulting in preferential transport and targeting of subcellular cargoes.
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