Chemicals and Drugs

Molecular Motor Proteins

Proteins that are involved in or cause CELL MOVEMENT such as the rotary structures (flagellar motor) or the structures whose movement is directed along cytoskeletal filaments (MYOSIN; KINESIN; and DYNEIN motor families).

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Proteins that are involved in or cause CELL MOVEMENT such as the rotary structures (flagellar motor) or the structures whose movement is directed along cytoskeletal filaments (MYOSIN; KINESIN; and DYNEIN motor families).

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4 entry terms
  • Motor Proteins, Molecular
  • Proteins, Molecular Motor
  • Motility Proteins
  • Proteins, Motility

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, 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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2007(1999)

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  1. D05.500w.500w
  2. D08.811w.277w.040w.025w.193w

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QU 55

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Molecular Motor Proteins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020409. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020409
  2. Molecular Motor Proteins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_protein
  3. Molecular Motor Proteins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2383767