Bidirectional transport: matchmaking for motors.
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.
Welte
Michael A
MA
University of Rochester, Department of Biology, 317 Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627, USA. michael.welte@rochester.edu
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