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SUBMITTER: Nara I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5036643 | biostudies-literature | 2006
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Biophysics (Nagoya-shi, Japan) 20060222
Kinesin is a motor protein that processively moves step by step along a microtubule. To investigate the effects of temperature on run length, i.e., processivity of kinesin motility, we performed a single-molecular bead assay at temperature range of 20-40°C. An increase in the walking velocity of kinesin corresponded to the Arrhenius activation enthalpy of 48 kJ/mol, being consistent with the previous reports. Here, we found that the run length increased, that is, the kinesin processivity enhance ...[more]