Keeping Plant-Cell Motors on Track (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Keeping Plant-Cell Motors on Track

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Biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered the molecular brakeman that holds kinesins in check until it's their turn to move. (From left:) Ram Dixit, Anindya Ganguly, Graham Burkart and Yuanwei Fan.

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Joe Angeles/Washington University

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