Proteins That Generate Cell Movement

Mechanical proteins help cells and tissues move. They turn chemical energy into force and motion. This process is important in many biological systems.

These proteins are also called motor proteins. They interact with cell structures and can produce directed movement. In muscle cells, they suppor...

Proteins perform a variety of mechanical functions including those that produce cell movement and muscle contraction, as well as the transport of molecules between different locations inside and outside of a cell.

Mechanical protein functions are powered by the conversion of chemical energy to mechanical work through conformational change...