Modeling the Movement of Motor Proteins (IMAGE)

Rice University

Modeling the Movement of Motor Proteins

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Rice University researchers are modeling the movement of motor proteins along a microtubule by breaking the pathway down into its basic elements. That has helped them understand how attraction and repulsion between adjacent motors affect the entire system of cellular transport.

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Kolomeisky Research Group

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