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. 1995 Apr;68(4 Suppl):271S–274S.

Determinants of motor polarity in the kinesin proteins.

S A Endow 1
PMCID: PMC1281944  PMID: 7787089

Abstract

Many of the proteins that are members of the kinesin family of microtubule motor proteins are plus-end motors; however, a few of the kinesin proteins have now been found to be minus-end microtubule motors. Overall structural features of the proteins can be used to identify further kinesins that are likely to be minus-end motors. Structural or biochemical differences that may serve as the basis of the "reversed" polarity of a unique subset of the kinesin proteins are discussed.

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