Advances in the Structure and Function of Microtubule-Associated Motor Proteins
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biophysics: Structure, Dynamics, and Function".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 324
Special Issue Editor
Interests: molecular mechanisms of microtubule-based motor proteins in health and disease; transcription elongation by RNA polymerases II and III; single-molecule biophysics; development and application of single-molecule technologies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microtubule-associated motor proteins play fundamental roles in intracellular transport, cell division, and cytoskeletal organization. Kinesins and dyneins, the two major classes of these motors, drive these essential processes by generating force and directed motion along microtubules. Recent advances in cryo-electron microscopy, nanometer-precision fluorescence microscopy, and single-molecule biophysics have provided unprecedented insights into how these motors function and regulate their activities in response to cellular cues.
Despite these advances, critical questions remain regarding the molecular mechanisms of motor function, including cargo recognition and the effects of post-translational modifications and disease mutations. This Special Issue of Biomolecules aims to highlight recent progress in understanding the structure, mechanism, and regulation of microtubule-associated motor proteins. We welcome original research and review articles on the structure, motion, and force generation of motor proteins, as well as their allosteric regulation and the effects of post-translational modifications and disease-associated mutations on motor function.
We look forward to your contributions to this exciting collection.
Prof. Dr. Arne Gennerich
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microtubules
- kinesin
- dynein
- CryoEM
- post-translational modifications
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