Kinesins ignore weak forces as they carry heavy loads

Kinesins ignore weak forces as they carry heavy loads 10/06/2017 10:43 AM EDT Simulations detail the mechanisms of kinesins that carry cargo inside cells. Rice scientists determined the motor proteins respond best to strong forces and hardly at all to weak ones, even those applied by motors attached to the same cargo. Full story at http://news.rice.edu/2017/10/02/kinesins-ignore-weak-forces-as-they-carry-heavy-loads-2/ Source Rice University This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111