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== '''Introduction''' ==
== '''Introduction''' ==
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Kinesins are a class of motor proteins found in eukaryotic cells which are capable of converting chemical energy to mechanical work by hydrolyzing ATP. These motor proteins are essential in transporting molecules that are incapable of reaching their proper destinations by passive methods (e.g. diffusion) but require more active methods of transport like the use of molecular motors. Kinesins are composed of a motor domain, which binds ATP at the <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_451/Active_site/6'>active site</scene> and hydrolyzes it to ADP converting that chemical energy into motion, and a cargo-binding domain which holds the species being transported. A long flexible stem connects the cargo-binding domain to the motor domain. Most Kinesins transport large cargo like lysosomes from the nucleus to the peripheral or the membrane using the array of microtubles found in the cell. This is my <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_451/Active_site/6'>active site</scene>
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Kinesins are a class of motor proteins found in eukaryotic cells which are capable of converting chemical energy to mechanical work by hydrolyzing ATP. These motor proteins are essential in transporting molecules that are incapable of reaching their proper destinations by passive methods (e.g. diffusion) but require more active methods of transport like the use of molecular motors. Kinesins are composed of a motor domain, which binds ATP at the <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_451/Active_site/6'>active site</scene> and hydrolyzes it to ADP converting that chemical energy into motion, and a cargo-binding domain which holds the species being transported. A long flexible stem connects the cargo-binding domain to the motor domain. Most Kinesins transport large cargo like lysosomes from the nucleus to the peripheral or the membrane using the array of microtubles found in the cell. This method of transport is known as anterograde transport.
== '''Structure''' ==
== '''Structure''' ==

Revision as of 04:19, 1 May 2012

This Sandbox is Reserved from 13/03/2012, through 01/06/2012 for use in the course "Proteins and Molecular Mechanisms" taught by Robert B. Rose at the North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC USA. This reservation includes Sandbox Reserved 451 through Sandbox Reserved 500.
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Introduction

Kinesins are a class of motor proteins found in eukaryotic cells which are capable of converting chemical energy to mechanical work by hydrolyzing ATP. These motor proteins are essential in transporting molecules that are incapable of reaching their proper destinations by passive methods (e.g. diffusion) but require more active methods of transport like the use of molecular motors. Kinesins are composed of a motor domain, which binds ATP at the and hydrolyzes it to ADP converting that chemical energy into motion, and a cargo-binding domain which holds the species being transported. A long flexible stem connects the cargo-binding domain to the motor domain. Most Kinesins transport large cargo like lysosomes from the nucleus to the peripheral or the membrane using the array of microtubles found in the cell. This method of transport is known as anterograde transport.

Structure

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