Halo: A guiding light for transport

被引:7
作者
Cohen, RS [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Kansas, Dept Mol Biosci, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA
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10.1016/j.cub.2003.10.046
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A new study on lipid droplet transport in Drosophila embryos has led to the identification of a novel protein family, the 'Halo-like' proteins, which may coordinate the activities of motor proteins with opposing polarities and thus confer net directional transport to single cargo units.
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页码:R869 / R870
页数:2
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