title: Motor proteins: kinesin can replace Myosin.
abstract: Directional transport of specific cargos is tuned to specific molecular motors and specific cytoskeletal tracks. Myosin V transports its cargo on actin cables, whereas kinesin or dynein transport their cargo on microtubules. A recent study shows that an engineered kinesin can substitute for myosin V and its cargo-specific transport and subsequent cellular functions.
authors.affiliation: Institut Curie, CNRS-UMR144, Paris 75005, France.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Scheffler
authors.forename: Phong T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Tran
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D016764:Cell Polarity; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism*; D021381:Protein Transport; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000378:metabolism*; D022142:Secretory Vesicles / Q000378:metabolism*