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Yamato Niitani

The University of Tokyo

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Kinetic regulation of kinesin's two motor domains coordinates its stepping along microtubules

Yamato Niitani, Kohei Matsuzaki, Erik Jönsson, Ronald D. Vale, Michio Tomishige

This study investigates how the neck linker's conformation affects kinesin-1's stepping mechanism by analyzing its kinetic effects on ATP and microtubule interactions.

eLife · Apr 17, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics