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Cellular Motors for Molecular Manufacturing
Author(s) -
Dinu C.Z.,
Chrisey D.B.,
Diez S.,
Howard J.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the anatomical record: advances in integrative anatomy and evolutionary biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1932-8494
pISSN - 1932-8486
DOI - 10.1002/ar.20599
Subject(s) - kinesin , microtubule , motor protein , organelle , molecular motor , function (biology) , division (mathematics) , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , nanotechnology , materials science , arithmetic , mathematics
Cells are composed of macromolecular structures of various sizes that act individually or collectively to maintain their viability and perform their function within the organism. This review focuses on one structure, the microtubule, and one of the motor proteins that move along it, conventional kinesin (kinesin 1). Recent work on the cellular functions of kinesins, such as the organization of microtubules during cellular division and the movement of the organelles and vesicles, offers insights into how biological motors might prove useful for organizing structures in engineered environments. Anat Rec, 290:1203–1212, 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.