Kinesin and tau bind to distinct sites on microtubules

Cleavage of Structural Proteins during the Assembly of the Head of Bacteriophage T4

1970 • 253,849 citations

Identification of a novel force-generating protein, kinesin, involved in microtubule-based motility

1985 • 1,930 citations

Microtubule-associated protein tau. A component of Alzheimer paired helical filaments.

1986 • 1,709 citations

The distribution of tau in the mammalian central nervous system.

1985 • 1,518 citations

Purification of tau, a microtubule-associated protein that induces assembly of microtubules from purified tubulin

1977 • 878 citations

Tracking kinesin-driven movements with nanometre-scale precision

1988 • 816 citations

The Primary Structure and Heterogeneity of Tau Protein from Mouse Brain

1988 • 671 citations

Tau protein binds to microtubules through a flexible array of distributed weak sites.

1991 • 540 citations

Tau Consists of a Set of Proteins with Repeated C-Terminal Microtubule-Binding Domains and Variable N-Terminal Domains

1989 • 478 citations

Microtubule-Associated Protein MAP2 Shares a Microtubule Binding Motif with Tau Protein

1988 • 476 citations

The microtubule binding domain of tau protein

1989 • 472 citations

A three-domain structure of kinesin heavy chain revealed by DNA sequence and microtubule binding analyses

1989 • 392 citations

The Structural Basis of Muscular Contraction

1981 • 391 citations

Tau proteins: the molecular structure and mode of binding on microtubules.

1988 • 363 citations

Tau consists of a set of proteins with repeated C-terminal microtubule-binding domains and variable N-terminal domains.

1989 • 321 citations

The microtubule binding domain of microtubule-associated protein MAP1B contains a repeated sequence motif unrelated to that of MAP2 and tau.

1989 • 294 citations

Organization of microtubules in dendrites and axons is determined by a short hydrophobic zipper in microtubule-associated proteins MAP2 and tau

1989 • 281 citations

Controlled proteolysis of tubulin by subtilisin: localization of the site for MAP2 interaction

1984 • 266 citations

Common and distinct tubulin binding sites for microtubule-associated proteins.

1986 • 216 citations

The purification of tau protein and the occurrence of two phosphorylation states of tau in brain.

1984 • 189 citations

Microtubule bundling by tau proteins in vivo: analysis of functional domains.

1992 • 186 citations

Interaction of brain cytoplasmic dynein and MAP2 with a common sequence at the C terminus of tubulin

1989 • 174 citations

Recombinant kinesin motor domain binds to beta-tubulin and decorates microtubules with a B surface lattice.

1993 • 150 citations

Carboxy-terminal regions on the surface of tubulin and microtubules epitope locations of YOL1/34, DM1A and DM1B

1986 • 142 citations

Amino acid sequence requirements in the epitope recognized by the alpha-tubulin-specific rat monoclonal antibody YL 1/2.

1984 • 133 citations

Localization of the tubulin binding site for tau protein

1985 • 129 citations

Functional analyses of the domain structure of microtubule-associated protein-4 (MAP-U)

1991 • 100 citations

Microtubule-associated proteins and microtubule-based translocators have different binding sites on tubulin molecule.

1990 • 85 citations

Characterization and structural aspects of the enhanced assembly of tubulin after removal of its carboxyl-terminal domain

1986 • 79 citations

Structure and elasticity of microtubule-associated protein tau

1988 • 72 citations

Preferred Microtubules for Vesicle Transport in Lobster Axons

1987 • 71 citations

Microtubule-binding domain of tau proteins.

1988 • 66 citations

Interaction between kinesin, microtubules, and microtubule‐associated protein 2

1989 • 63 citations

Purification of microtubule protein from beef brain and comparison of the assembly requirements for neuronal microtubules isolated from beef and hog

1979 • 43 citations

Effect of MAP2, MAP2c, and tau on kinesin-dependent microtubule motility

1991 • 37 citations

Conserved β‐tubulin binding domain for the microtubule‐associated motors underlying sperm motility and fast axonal transport

1991 • 20 citations

Inhibition of axonal transport ‘in vivo’ by a tubulin-specific antibody

1986 • 15 citations

A unique tubulin antibody which disrupts particle movement in squid axoplasm

1987 • 10 citations

Studies using a fluorescent analogue of kinesin

1991 • 4 citations

Characterization of an active, fluorescein‐labelled kinesin

1990 • 3 citations

Characterization of an active fluorescein labelled kinesin

1990 • 1 citations