The function and mechanism of the kinesin-14 protein family in plants remain largely obscure. Now, two studies suggest a role in long-distance transport, akin to dynein in animals. One shows that clustering of a moss kinesin-14 is required for cargo transport, the other that in rice a kinesin-14 translocates actin filaments along microtubules.
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Dixit, R. Kinesin motors: Teamsters' union. Nature Plants 1, 15126 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2015.126
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