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Kinesins and Dyneins

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Kinesins and Dyneins Kinesins are motor proteins that move along microtubule filaments. Kinesins are powered by ATP hydrolysis. Kinesins walk toward the positive end of the micr…
By Tanya Peifer

Problems 3

Kinesins can step forward at a rate of ∼1μm/s\sim 1 \mu m/s∼1μm/s. The longest cell in the human body is a nerve cell whose axon stretches down the length of your leg, about 1m1…
In what direction do Kinesins walk?
What powers the movement of Kinesins and Dyneins along the length of the microtubule?