Figure 1: Stepping trajectory of kinesin's rear foot (a: side view, b: top view). (IMAGE)

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Figure 1: Stepping trajectory of kinesin's rear foot (a: side view, b: top view).

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Figure 1: Stepping trajectory of kinesin's rear foot (a: side view, b: top view).
Spheres mark the center-of-mass position of the rear foot every nanosecond across 20 independent simulations, with colors distinguishing the individual simulations. The red arrow indicates the counterclockwise path around the right side of the front foot. The neck region (red) stays in contact with the microtubule surface.

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Song-Ho Chong and Ryota Iino

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