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The family-specific α4-helix of the kinesin-13, MCAK, is critical to microtubule end recognition (2016)
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Patel, J. T., Belsham, H. R., Rathbone, A. J., Wickstead, B., Gell, C., & Friel, C. T. (2016). The family-specific α4-helix of the kinesin-13, MCAK, is critical to microtubule end recognition. Open Biology, 6(10), Article 160223. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.160223

Kinesins that influence the dynamics of microtubule growth and shrinkage require the ability to distinguish between the microtubule end and the microtubule lattice. The microtubule depolymerizing kinesin MCAK has been shown to specifically recognize... Read More about The family-specific α4-helix of the kinesin-13, MCAK, is critical to microtubule end recognition.