NIH R01 · 2025
Mechanisms of kinesin motor protein inhibition
MECHANISMS OF KINESIN MOTOR PROTEIN INHIBITION SUMMARY The spatiotemporal regulation of organelle positioning is critical for proper cellular function, especially as the cell responds to a changing environment. The kinesin superfamily of motor proteins is responsible for various cellular processes that range from long-range axonal transport to orchestrating the mitotic spindle during cell division. The regulation of kinesin motor proteins occurs via inhibitory and activation-based mechanisms, where kinesin motor proteins are subject to autoinhibition when not bound to a cargo. Recently, the discovery of kinesin-binding protein (KIFBP) revealed a novel form of kinesin inhibition whereby…
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