Definition of "kinesins" []

• Plural form of kinesin. (noun)

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• "And I want you to look at this and see the paths that the cell manufactures -- these little walking machines, they're called kinesins -- that take these huge loads that would challenge an ant in relative size."
• "But the proteins travel in bubbles, or vesicles, powered by motors known as kinesins that travel along tiny molecular paths."
• "The simplest cell must have the highly complex computer type program and the matching interleaved data in the DNA that the ENCODE Program has detailed, AND the 10,000rpm ATP motor to produce the energy used within the cell, AND kinesins, that are tiny robotic machines that take materials around in the cell, like a commercial courier."