5 Questions
Which family of motor proteins moves towards the plus end of a microtubule?
Kinesins
What is the energy source used by motor proteins for traveling along microtubules?
ATP hydrolysis
How many globular ATP-binding heads do motor protein dimers have?
Two
What part of the motor protein binds to the cargo for transportation along the microtubule?
Tail domain
During movement of kinesin, what happens when the rear head hydrolyzes ATP?
Its association with the microtubule weakens
Test your knowledge of cytoskeleton dynamics with this quiz on microtubule motor proteins such as kinesins and dyneins. Learn about the movement of membrane-bound vesicles and organelles along microtubules and the energy processes involved.
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