High-resolution structures of kinesin on microtubules provide a basis for nucleotide-gated force-generation.
Shang, Z., Zhou, K., Xu, C., Csencsits, R., Cochran, J.C., Sindelar, C.V.(2014) Elife 3: e04686-e04686
- PubMed: 25415053 
- DOI: 10.7554/eLife.04686
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3J8X, 3J8Y - PubMed Abstract: 
Microtubule-based transport by the kinesin motors, powered by ATP hydrolysis, is essential for a wide range of vital processes in eukaryotes. We obtained insight into this process by developing atomic models for no-nucleotide and ATP states of the monome ...