Brownian motor (Vale-Kinesin)

Layer 1 — Physicsin the biophysics subtree

Vale 1985 + Howard 1989: kinesin-1 walks 8 nm steps along microtubule consuming 1 ATP per step; Brownian-ratchet mechanism converts thermal noise + chemical energy into directed motion.

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