Kinesin

"Kinesin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A microtubule-associated mechanical adenosine triphosphatase, that uses the energy of ATP hydrolysis to move organelles along microtubules toward the plus end of the microtubule. The protein is found in squid axoplasm, optic lobes, and in bovine brain. Bovine kinesin is a heterotetramer composed of two heavy (120 kDa) and two light (62 kDa) chains. EC 3.6.1.-.

Descriptor ID

D016547

MeSH Number(s)

D08.811.277.040.025.193.500

D12.776.220.600.450.450

D12.776.641.560.450

Concept/Terms

Kinesin

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]
Enzymes [D08.811]
Hydrolases [D08.811.277]
Acid Anhydride Hydrolases [D08.811.277.040]
Adenosine Triphosphatases [D08.811.277.040.025]
Molecular Motor Proteins [D08.811.277.040.025.193]
Kinesin [D08.811.277.040.025.193.500]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Proteins [D12.776]
Cytoskeletal Proteins [D12.776.220]
Microtubule Proteins [D12.776.220.600]
Microtubule-Associated Proteins [D12.776.220.600.450]
Kinesin [D12.776.220.600.450.450]
Nerve Tissue Proteins [D12.776.641]
Microtubule-Associated Proteins [D12.776.641.560]
Kinesin [D12.776.641.560.450]

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