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==Kinesin Motor Domain== | ==Kinesin Motor Domain== | ||
<StructureSection load='1bg2' size='340' side='right' caption='Kinesin Protein' scene=''> | <StructureSection load='1bg2' size='340' side='right' caption='Kinesin Protein' scene=''> | ||
Kinesin is an ATP-dependent motor protein responsible for the transportation of cargo. It is a heterotetramer composed of light and heavy | Kinesin is an ATP-dependent motor protein responsible for the transportation of cargo. It is a heterotetramer composed of light and heavy chains. | ||
== '''Function''' == | == '''Function''' == | ||
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*Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT): Charcot Marie Tooth is one of many diseases that affect the peripheral nervous system. Individuals may suffer physical disabilities due to weakness in transmission of signals firing from the central nervous system | *Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT): Charcot Marie Tooth is one of many diseases that affect the peripheral nervous system. Individuals may suffer physical disabilities due to weakness in transmission of signals firing from the central nervous system | ||
== '''Structural highlights''' == | == '''Structural highlights''' == | ||
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</StructureSection> | </StructureSection> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
#file:///C:/Users/Muna/Desktop/Spring%202021/Advanced%20Biochem/pcbi.1003329.pdf | |||
#https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22572/#:~:text=Kinesins%20moving%20along%20microtubules%20usually,surfaces%20of%20some%20eukaryotic%20cells. | |||
#https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Charcot-Marie-Tooth-Disease-Fact-Sheet | |||
<references/> | <references/> | ||