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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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #14175 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/16490 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | identification-of-a-novel-forcegenerating-protein-kinesin-involved-in-microtubule-based-motility |