kinesin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of proteins that convert chemical into mechanical energy and power the movement of vesicles and organelles along microtubules

Word forms

kinesin kinesins

Etymology

From kinesis + -in.

Related words

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