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Walk Like A Molecular Motor
A molecular biophysicist weighs in on kinesin, dynein, and a molecular tug-of-war
Email: Paul R Selvin - selvin@uiuc.edu The Scientist 2005, 19(12):30
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Cells are a riot of activity. When a cell divides, chromosomes replicate and segregate into two daughter cells; flagella wiggle around to move sperm; cilia beat so mucous doesn't accumulate in the lung; and nerve cells fire by vesicles moving around and releasing their neurotransmitters. But how does such coordinated motion happen?
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