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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 16, 2026

Identification of a novel force-generating protein, kinesin involved in microtubule based motility.

Publication Details

Cell, 42, 39-50. 1985 CE.

The authors discovered and named a second motor protein, and named it kinesin. Digital text from PubMedCentral at this link.

Order of authorship in the original publication: Vale, Reese, Sheetz.

(Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.)

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Entry Number#14175
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