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What is the molecular basis of cell movement and changes in cell shape? The integration of three approaches is revealing how the molecular motors that drive these processes move and produce force.
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Spudich, J. How molecular motors work. Nature 372, 515–518 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/372515a0
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