The kinesin-8 Kip3 depolymerizes microtubules with a collective force-dependent mechanism
M. Bugiel, M. Chugh, T. J. Jachowski, E. Schäffer, A. Jannasch
This paper investigates how yeast kinesin-8 Kip3 depolymerizes microtubules using optical tweezers, revealing a collective force-dependent mechanism that explains microtubule length regulation.
bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2020Biophysics