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Measurements and simulations of microtubule growth imply strong longitudinal interactions and reveal a role for GDP on the elongating end
Cleary, J. M., Kim, T., Cook, A. S. I., McCormick, L. A., Hancock, W. O. & Rice, L. M., Apr 2022, In: eLife. 11, e75931.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Measurement of the persistence length of cytoskeletal filaments using curvature distributions
Wisanpitayakorn, P., Mickolajczyk, K. J., Hancock, W. O., Vidali, L. & Tüzel, E., May 17 2022, In: Biophysical journal. 121, 10, p. 1813-1822 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Molecular mechanisms underlying microtubule growth dynamics
Cleary, J. M. & Hancock, W. O., May 24 2021, In: Current Biology. 31, 10, p. R560-R573Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Trim9 and Klp61F promote polymerization of new dendritic microtubules along parallel microtubules
Feng, C., Cleary, J. M., Kothe, G. O., Stone, M. C., Weiner, A. T., Hertzler, J. I., Hancock, W. O. & Rolls, M. M., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Cell Science. 134, 11, jcs258437.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nanoscale dynamics of cellulose digestion by the cellobiohydrolase TrCel7A
Haviland, Z. K., Nong, D., Kuntz, K. L. V., Starr, T. J., Ma, D., Tien, M., Anderson, C. T. & Hancock, W. O., Sep 1 2021, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 297, 3, 101029.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A change point analysis protocol for comparing intracellular transport by different molecular motor combinations
Jensen, M. A., Feng, Q., Hancock, W. O. & McKinley, S. A., 2021, In: Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering. 18, 6, p. 8962-8996 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Measuring microtubule binding kinetics of membrane-bound kinesin motors using supported lipid bilayers
Jiang, R. & Hancock, W. O., Sep 17 2021, In: STAR Protocols. 2, 3, 100691.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Integrated multi-wavelength microscope combining TIRFM and IRM modalities for imaging cellulases and other processive enzymes
Nong, D., Haviland, Z. K., Kuntz, K. V., Tien, M., Anderson, C. T. & Hancock, W. O., Jun 1 2021, In: Biomedical Optics Express. 12, 6, p. 3253-3264 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Dynactin p150 promotes processive motility of DDB complexes by minimizing diffusional behavior of dynein
Feng, Q., Gicking, A. M. & Hancock, W. O., Mar 2020, In: Molecular biology of the cell. 31, 8, p. 782-792 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Three Beads Are Better Than One
Howard, J. & Hancock, W. O., Jan 7 2020, In: Biophysical journal. 118, 1, p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
What is the correct stoichiometry of Kv2.1:Kv6.4 heteromers?
Pisupati, A., Mickolajczyk, K. J., Hancock, W. O. & Jegla, T., Nov 24 2020, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 117, 47, p. 29288-29289 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Kinesin-2 from C. reinhardtii Is an Atypically Fast and Auto-inhibited Motor that Is Activated by Heterotrimerization for Intraflagellar Transport
Sonar, P., Youyen, W., Cleetus, A., Wisanpitayakorn, P., Mousavi, S. I., Stepp, W. L., Hancock, W. O., Tüzel, E. & Ökten, Z., Mar 23 2020, In: Current Biology. 30, 6, p. 1160-1166.e5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Tail of Kinesin-14a in Giardia Is a Dual Regulator of Motility
Tseng, K. F., Mickolajczyk, K. J., Feng, G., Feng, Q., Kwok, E. S., Howe, J., Barbar, E. J., Dawson, S. C., Hancock, W. O. & Qiu, W., Sep 21 2020, In: Current Biology. 30, 18, p. 3664-3671.e4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A kinetic dissection of the fast and superprocessive kinesin-3 KIF1A reveals a predominant one-head-bound state during its chemomechanical cycle
Zaniewski, T. M., Gicking, A. M., Fricks, J. & Hancock, W. O., Dec 25 2020, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295, 52, p. 17889-17903 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Motor Dynamics Underlying Cargo Transport by Pairs of Kinesin-1 and Kinesin-3 Motors
Arpağ, G., Norris, S. R., Mousavi, S. I., Soppina, V., Verhey, K. J., Hancock, W. O. & Tüzel, E., Mar 19 2019, In: Biophysical journal. 116, 6, p. 1115-1126 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review