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GIBBONS, Ian Read (1931 – 2018)

GIBBONS, Ian Read (1931 – 2018)

1931 – 2018

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1965 CE

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Dynein: A protein with adenosine triphosphate activity from cilia.

GIBBONS, Ian Read (1931 – 2018)
GIBBONS, Ian Read (1931 – 2018)
ROWE, A. J.
ROWE, A. J.

IN 1963 Gibbons discovered a novel protein on microtubules. In 1965 he purified two regions of the protein, known as its two "arms" and named the protein dynein. This protein converts the chemical energy stored in ATP…