Enzyme
kinesin
Definitions related to kinesin:
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NonEC; one of two major motor ATPases (the other being dynein) that transport organelles along the microtubular pathways of the cytoskeleton.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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A family of microtubule-associated mechanical adenosine triphosphatases, that uses the energy of ATP hydrolysis to move organelles along microtubules including mitosis, meiosis, and axonal transport.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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