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Katerina Toropova

University of OxfordORCID 0000-0002-8795-5349Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1

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Beta-hairpin Mechanism of Autoinhibition and Activation in the Kinesin-2 Family

Stephanie Webb, Katerina Toropova, Aakash Gautam Mukhopadhyay, Stephanie D. Nofal, Anthony J. Roberts

The paper identifies a beta-hairpin motif in kinesin-2 that regulates motility by sequestering motor domains, revealing its role in activation and coordination with dynein.

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology · Jul 29, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology