Individual dimers of the mitotic kinesin motor Eg5 step processively and support substantial loads in vitro
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Valentine, M. T., Fordyce, P. M., Krzysiak, T. C., Gilbert, S. P., & Block, S. M. (2006). Individual dimers of the mitotic kinesin motor Eg5 step processively and support substantial loads in vitro. Nature Cell Biology, 8(5), 470–476.

Authors 5
  1. Megan T. Valentine (first)
  2. Polly M. Fordyce (additional)
  3. Troy C. Krzysiak (additional)
  4. Susan P. Gilbert (additional)
  5. Steven M. Block (additional)
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@article{Valentine_2006, title={Individual dimers of the mitotic kinesin motor Eg5 step processively and support substantial loads in vitro}, volume={8}, ISSN={1476-4679}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncb1394}, DOI={10.1038/ncb1394}, number={5}, journal={Nature Cell Biology}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Valentine, Megan T. and Fordyce, Polly M. and Krzysiak, Troy C. and Gilbert, Susan P. and Block, Steven M.}, year={2006}, month=apr, pages={470–476} }