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Kinesin is a motor protein that uses energy derived from ATP hydrolysis to move organelles along microtubules. Using a new technique for measuring the movement produced in vitro by individual kinesin molecules, it is shown that a single kinesin molecule can move a microtubule for several micrometres. New information about the mechanism of force generation by kinesin is presented.
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Howard, J., Hudspeth, A. & Vale, R. Movement of microtubules by single kinesin molecules. Nature 342, 154–158 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/342154a0
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