A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function, it depends on a ...

Intracellular transport is a vital process that allows cells to move proteins and other molecules to specific locations. This process is especially important in neurons, which have highly polarized ...

For decades, scientists have known that motor proteins like kinesin-2 ferry vital cargo along microtubule "highways" inside cells. But how these molecular vehicles identify and bind to the right cargo ...

Kinesin-2 motor proteins transport cargo along neuronal microtubules to ensure proper cellular organization. This study shows that kinesin-2 exists as distinct assemblies with different compositions ...

The kinesin-2 motor protein uses a hook-like adaptor and cargo-binding (HAC) domain to recognize and transport cargo along microtubule highways, revealing a cellular logistics system critical for ...

Motor proteins are tiny "machines" inside cells that use chemical energy to move along molecular tracks and carry out essential processes like chromosome segregation during cell division. When a cell ...

In a new Current Biology study, CU Boulder Physics Professor Meredith Betterton and her team explored a key motor protein in cells called kinesin-5, which helps organize the cell division machinery, ...

The puzzle of memory has intrigued philosophers and intellects for a very long time. Plato and Aristotle believed that memory was found only in the realm of the soul and the mind, but there was ...

A programmable protein motor walks along DNA tracks in controlled directions, opening a path to synthetic nanomachines and ...

The puzzle of memory has intrigued philosophers and intellects for a very long time. Plato and Aristotle believed that memory was found only in the realm of the soul and the mind, but there was ...