title: Motor proteins: kinesins influence each other through load.
abstract: What happens when two types of kinesin transport the same cargo? Each motor experiences a load coming from the others. These loads are sufficient to explain the emergent properties of the cargo's motion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3A 1B1, Canada. gary.brouhard@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Gary J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Brouhard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D016547:Kinesins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins; D016547:Kinesins