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How Kinesin Proteins Move Cargo Step by Step Inside Your Cells

UC San Francisco (UCSF)

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How the body worksCells and moleculesPhysiology

Ron Vale, PhD, explains how the motor protein kinesin transports vital components within cells and assists in cell division.

Ron Vale, PhD, professor of Cellular Molecular Pharmacology, explains the inner workings of the motor protein called kinesin (“kin-EE-sin”) that transports vital components within cells and also separates chromosomes during cell division. He discovered kinesin when he was at Woods Hole, MA and continued his kinesin research at UCSF. ucsf.edu/news/2019/04/413816/ron-vale-receives-2019-gairdner… For an audio description of this video visit the link below: youtu.be/D5Gqir_fDY4

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