First published online December 1, 2003
Journal of Cell Science 117, 105e (2004)
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Kinesin tree regrown
Members of the kinesin motor family transport organelles and vesicles along microtubules and have essential roles in chromosome movement and spindle function. The completion of the genome sequences of humans and several model organisms has increased the number of known members of this family. In Cell Science at a Glance (see p. 3 + poster), Elise Dagenbach and Sharyn Endow therefore provide an updated version of the kinesin phylogenetic tree, including details of how previously unclassified kinesins can be assigned to different groups and analyses of the divergence in the conserved motifs evident in these motors.
Related articles in JCS:
- A new kinesin tree
- Elise M. Dagenbach and Sharyn A. Endow
JCS 2004 117: 3-7.
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