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Directionality and processivity of molecular motors.

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Higuchi, H; Endow, SA
Published in: Curr Opin Cell Biol
February 2002

Analysis of a mutant with altered directionality has led to new insights into motor directionality. The prediction from current models for processivity of a two-heads-bound state has been confirmed by electron microscopy for myosin V and by unbinding experiments for kinesin. Evidence is emerging that non-processive motors bind their filament with one head, hydrolyze ATP and then release, requiring binding by a second motor to complete a step.

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Curr Opin Cell Biol

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0955-0674

Publication Date

February 2002

Volume

14

Issue

1

Start / End Page

50 / 57

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Myosins
  • Mutation
  • Molecular Motor Proteins
  • Models, Molecular
  • Models, Biological
  • Microtubules
  • Kinesins
  • Developmental Biology
  • Cytoskeleton
  • Animals
 

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Higuchi, H., & Endow, S. A. (2002). Directionality and processivity of molecular motors. Curr Opin Cell Biol, 14(1), 50–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0955-0674(01)00293-9
Higuchi, Hideo, and Sharyn A. Endow. “Directionality and processivity of molecular motors.Curr Opin Cell Biol 14, no. 1 (February 2002): 50–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0955-0674(01)00293-9.
Higuchi H, Endow SA. Directionality and processivity of molecular motors. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2002 Feb;14(1):50–7.
Higuchi, Hideo, and Sharyn A. Endow. “Directionality and processivity of molecular motors.Curr Opin Cell Biol, vol. 14, no. 1, Feb. 2002, pp. 50–57. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0955-0674(01)00293-9.
Higuchi H, Endow SA. Directionality and processivity of molecular motors. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2002 Feb;14(1):50–57.
Journal cover image

Published In

Curr Opin Cell Biol

DOI

ISSN

0955-0674

Publication Date

February 2002

Volume

14

Issue

1

Start / End Page

50 / 57

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Myosins
  • Mutation
  • Molecular Motor Proteins
  • Models, Molecular
  • Models, Biological
  • Microtubules
  • Kinesins
  • Developmental Biology
  • Cytoskeleton
  • Animals