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In eukaryotic cells special sets of motor proteins (myosins, flagellar and cytoplasmatic dyneins, kinesins) interact with protein filaments (actin filaments and microtubules) to produce biological motion. These movements have in common that they depend on ATP hydrolysis and the sliding of a protein filament against another filament or against a cell organelle or vesicle. Although it has been known for some time that rapid cell movements exist that differ mechanistically from the common sliding-based motility systems (Hoffmann-Berling 1985; Amos 1971), interest in this type of cell motility system has only increased relatively recently. The identification of the major protein involved in this type of cell motility and the availability of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodys raised against this protein has greatly facilitated further research (Salisbury et al. 1984).
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Melkonian, M. (1990). Centrin-Mediated Cell Motility in Eukariotic Cells. In: Alt, W., Hoffmann, G. (eds) Biological Motion. Lecture Notes in Biomathematics, vol 89. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51664-1_8
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