Kinesins ignore weak forces as they carry heavy loads

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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.

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http://news.rice.edu/2017/10/02/kinesins-ignore-weak-forces-as-they-carry-heavy-…

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Mike Williams