Minus-end-directed kinesin ATPase

Minus-end-directed kinesin ATPase
Identifiers
EC number 3.6.4.5
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Minus-end-directed kinesin ATPase (EC 3.6.4.5) is an enzyme with systematic name kinesin ATP phosphohydrolase (minus-end-directed).[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

ATP + H2O ADP + phosphate

This enzyme catalyses movement towards the minus end of microtubules.

See also

References

  1. Henningsen, U.; Schliwa, M. (1997). "Reversal in the direction of movement of a molecular motor". Nature. 389: 93–96. doi:10.1038/38022. PMID 9288974.
  2. Sharp, D.J.; Kuriyama, R.; Essner, R.; Baas, P.W. (1997). "Expression of a minus-end-directed motor protein induces Sh9 cells to form axon-like processes with uniform microtubule polarity orientation". J. Cell Sci. 110: 2373–2380. PMID 9410876.
  3. Sablin, E.P.; CASe, R.B.; Dai, S.C.; Hart, C.L.; Ruby, A.; Vale, R.D.; Fletterick, R.J. (1998). "Direction determination in the minus-end-directed kinesin motor ncd". Nature. 395: 813–816. doi:10.1038/27463. PMID 9796817.
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