SummaryNucleotide-dependent movement of native micro tubules (nMTs) in squid axoplasm has biochemical and biophysical characteristics of kinesin-driven motility. However, the high vanadate and JV-ethylmaleimide sensitivity and the velocity demon strate that the properties of the native motile system differ considerably from those of purified kinesin preparations.
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