title: Bidirectional transport: matchmaking for motors.
abstract: In bidirectional transport, opposing motors frequently require each other for full activity. A new study suggests that mechanical coupling between motors is the key to this reciprocal activation.
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester, Department of Biology, 317 Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627, USA. michael.welte@rochester.edu
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Welte
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000502:physiology; D004398:Dyneins / Q000502:physiology; D016547:Kinesins / Q000502:physiology; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D008870:Microtubules / Q000502:physiology; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D009038:Motion; D020675:Peroxisomes / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins; D004398:Dyneins; D016547:Kinesins