Mechanism and regulation of kinesin motors

A Yildiz - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Kinesins are a diverse superfamily of microtubule-based motors that perform fundamental
roles in intracellular transport, cytoskeletal dynamics and cell division. These motors share a …

Kinesin-5/Cut7 C-terminal tail phosphorylation is essential for microtubule sliding force and bipolar mitotic spindle assembly

MH Jones, ZR Gergely, D Steckhahn, B Zhou… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Kinesin-5 motors play an essential role during mitotic spindle assembly in many organisms
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: they crosslink antiparallel spindle microtubules, step toward …

Computational studies reveal how passive cross-linkers regulate anaphase spindle elongation

Y Wang, YR Liu, PY Wang, P Xie - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In eukaryotic cell division, a series of events are organized to produce two daughter cells.
The spindle elongation in anaphase B is essential for providing enough space to maintain …

[HTML][HTML] “Mitotic” kinesin-5 is a dynamic brake for axonal growth

W Lu, BS Lee, HXY Deng, M Lakonishok… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
During neuronal development, neurons undergo significant microtubule reorganization to
shape axons and dendrites, establishing the framework for efficient wiring of the nervous …

Genome-Wide Identification of the Kinesin Gene Family in Soybean and Its Response to Salt Stress

T Jin, K Zhang, X Zhang, C Wu, W Long - Agronomy, 2025 - mdpi.com
The kinesin (KIN) gene family is a subgroup of motor proteins. It plays a critical role in plant
development and responses to environmental stresses. However, their function in soybean …

Kinesin-8 motors dimerize by folding their proximal tail domain into a compact helical bundle

JS Allingham, D Trofimova, C Doubleday, B Hunter… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Kinesin-8 motor proteins help align and segregate chromosomes during mitosis by
regulating the dynamics of kinetochore-attached microtubules and the length and position of …