The expanded Kinesin-13 repertoire of trypanosomes contains only one mitotic Kinesin indicating multiple extra-nuclear roles.

BACKGROUND: Kinesin-13 proteins have a critical role in animal cell mitosis, during which they regulate spindle microtubule dynamics through their depolymerisation activity. Much of what is known about Kinesin-13 function emanates from a relatively small sub-family of proteins containing MCAK and K...

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Main Authors: Wickstead, W, Carrington, J, Gluenz, E, Gull, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2010