kinesin

Function

• kinesin directs plus-end or anterograde movement of vesicles along microtubules, whereas cytoplasmic dynein directs minus-end or retrograde transport

More general terms

• adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase)
• guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase)
• multisubunit protein
• microtubule-associated protein (MAP)

More specific terms

• kinesin-1
• kinesin-2

Additional terms

• kinesin family protein