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Kinesin-1 Heavy Chain

Known as: Conventional Kinesin Heavy Chain, Kinesin Heavy Chain, Ubiquitous Kinesin Heavy Chain 
Kinesin-1 heavy chain (963 aa, ~110 kDa) is encoded by the human KIF5B gene. This protein is involved in organelle and vesicle transport.
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Cellular MembraneIntracellular TransportKIF5B geneLigand Binding
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2016
2016
Microtubule–microtubule sliding by kinesin-1 is essential for normal cytoplasmic streaming in Drosophila oocytes
Significance Generation of mechanical forces by molecular motors is essential for development. Previously, we showed that the… Expand
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2016
2016
Role of kinesin-1–based microtubule sliding in Drosophila nervous system development
Significance We previously demonstrated that the microtubule (MT) motor protein kinesin-1 slides and transports MTs themselves in… Expand
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2016
2016
Trichoplusia ni Kinesin-1 Associates with Autographa californica Multiple Nucleopolyhedrovirus Nucleocapsid Proteins and Is Required for Production of Budded Virus
ABSTRACT The mechanism by which nucleocapsids of Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) egress from the… Expand
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2010
Highly Cited
2010
Kinesin-1 heavy chain mediates microtubule sliding to drive changes in cell shape
Microtubules are typically observed to buckle and loop during interphase in cultured cells by an unknown mechanism. We show that… Expand
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2009
Highly Cited
2009
The Processivity of Kinesin-2 Motors Suggests Diminished Front-Head Gating
Kinesin-2 motors, which are involved in intraflagellar transport and cargo transport along cytoplasmic microtubules, differ from… Expand
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2008
2008
Kinesin‐1 (uKHC/KIF5B) is Required for Bidirectional Motility of ER Exit Sites and Efficient ER‐to‐Golgi Transport
Transport of proteins and lipids between intracellular compartments is fundamental to the organization and function of eukaryotic… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Cargo selection by specific kinesin light chain 1 isoforms
Kinesin‐1 drives the movement of diverse cargoes, and it has been proposed that specific kinesin light chain (KLC) isoforms… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Herpes Simplex Virus Tegument Protein US11 Interacts with Conventional Kinesin Heavy Chain
ABSTRACT Little is known about the mechanisms of transport of neurotropic herpesviruses, such as herpes simplex virus (HSV… Expand
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
The heavy chain of conventional kinesin interacts with the SNARE proteins SNAP25 and SNAP23.
Recent studies on the conventional motor protein kinesin have identified a putative cargo-binding domain (residues 827-906… Expand
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2000
2000
Expression and partial characterization of kinesin-related proteins in differentiating and adult skeletal muscle.
Using pan-kinesin antibodies to screen a differentiating C2C12 cell library, we identified the kinesin proteins KIF3A, KIF3B, and… Expand
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