InterPro domain: IPR033291

Kinesin [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] is a microtubule-associated force-producing protein that play a role in organelle transport. The kinesin motor activity is directed toward the microtubule's plus end. Kinesin is an oligomeric complex composed of two heavy chains and two light chains. The maintenance of the quaternary structure does not require interchain disulphide bonds.

This entry represents a group of kinesin-like proteins from plants including kinesin-like proteins KIN-UA, KIN-UB, and KIN-UC.

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2. Motor proteins of cytoplasmic microtubules. Annu. Rev. Biochem. 59, 909-32
3. A kinesin medley: biochemical and functional heterogeneity. Plant J. 5, 159-64