Chemicals and Drugs

Kinesins

A family of microtubule-associated mechanical adenosine triphosphatases, that uses the energy of ATP hydrolysis to move organelles along microtubules including mitosis, meiosis, and axonal transport.

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Abstract

A family of microtubule-associated mechanical adenosine triphosphatases, that uses the energy of ATP hydrolysis to move organelles along microtubules including mitosis, meiosis, and axonal transport.

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • Kinesin
  • Kinesin Superfamily
  • Superfamily, Kinesin
  • Kinesin Heavy-Chain Protein
  • Kinesin Light-Chain Protein
  • Kinesin Light-Chain Proteins
  • Heavy-Chain Protein, Kinesin
  • Light-Chain Protein, Kinesin
  • Light-Chain Proteins, Kinesin
  • Protein, Kinesin Heavy-Chain
  • Protein, Kinesin Light-Chain
  • Proteins, Kinesin Light-Chain

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29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

a microtubule-associated protein

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History Note

92; was KINESIN (NM) 1985-91

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Previous Indexing

  • Adenosine Triphosphatase (1966-1991)
  • Microtubule Proteins (1985-1991)
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins (1966-1991)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Kinesins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016547. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016547
  2. Kinesins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plus-end-directed_kinesin_ATPase
  3. Kinesins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13359592