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ArticleNature nanotechnology2018

Kinesin expands and stabilizes the GDP-microtubule lattice.

Daniel R Peet, Nigel J Burroughs, Robert A Cross

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Article in Nature nanotechnology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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55citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. The microtubule GTP-tubulin cap size is modulated during cell division.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  12. Structural switching of tubulin in the microtubule lattice.Biochemical Society transactions · 2025
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  13. Mechanism and regulation of kinesin motors.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2025
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  16. Modeling study of kinesin-13 MCAK microtubule depolymerase.European biophysics journal : EBJ · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Daniel R PeetCentre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK.
Nigel J BurroughsWarwick Systems Biology Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Robert A CrossCentre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK. R.A.Cross@warwick.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0004-7832

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kinesin-1 is a nanoscale molecular motor that walks towards the fast-growing (plus) ends of microtubules, hauling molecular cargo to specific reaction sites in cells. Kinesin-driven transport is central to the self-organization of eukaryotic cells and shows great promise as a tool for nano-engineering

Indexed as

Mutation, MissenseAdenylyl ImidodiphosphateAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsGuanosine DiphosphateKinesinsMicrotubulesSwineAdenylyl ImidodiphosphateGuanosine DiphosphateKinesins

Identifiers

PMID29531331
PMCPMC5937683

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