BiophysicsbioRxiv
Kinesin-5 promotes microtubule nucleation and assembly by stabilizing a lattice-competent conformation of tubulin
G.-Y. Chen, A. B. Asenjo, Y. Chen…·W. O. Hancock
This study identifies Eg5 as a microtubule polymerase that promotes microtubule growth by inducing a curved-to-straight transition in tubulin.
DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2019.05.075