Kinesin moving along stright and bent microtubules (VIDEO)

Hokkaido University

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Time lapse high-speed atomic force microscopy images of kinesin (pink crosses) moving along straight and bent microtubules. The velocity of the kinesin was slower on the bent microtubules compared to unbent microtubules (Syeda Rubaiya Nasrin, Christian Ganser, et al. Science Advances. October 13, 2021).

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Syeda Rubaiya Nasrin, Christian Ganser, et al. Science Advances. October 13, 2021

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