Growing collection of literature on motor protein locomotion phenomena (basis for our nanomotors and devices)

Motor proteins explained:

• Youtube: Ron Vale (UCSF, HHMI) 1: Molecular Motor Proteins: https://youtu.be/9RUHJhskW00?si=EZTe5VOEbyOE200h

Kinesins in broad cell locomotion

• Kinesins in cell migration: Biochem. Soc. Trans. (2015) 43, 79–83; doi:10.1042/BST20140280

• Filopodia protrusions used for locomotion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filopodia

• Lamellipodium protrusions used for locomotion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamellipodium

Intracellular cargo movement

• All cells use kinesin-tubulin for intracellular traffiiking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinesin

• Mitotic spindles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spindle_apparatus

• Kinesin is responsible for centrifugal movement of pigment granules in melanophores: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC51786/