A standardized kinesin nomenclature

Lawrence , Carolyn J.; Dawe , R. Kelly; Christie , Karen R.; Cleveland , Don W.; Dawson , Scott C.; Endow , Sharyn A.; Goldstein , Lawrence S.B.; Goodson , Holly V.; Hirokawa , Nobutaka; Howard , Jonathon; Malmberg , Russell L.; McIntosh , J. Richard; Miki , Harukata; Mitchison , Timothy J.; Okada , Yasushi; Reddy , Anireddy S.N.; Saxton , William M.; Schliwa , Manfred; Scholey , Jonathan M.; Vale , Ronald D.; Walczak , Claire E.; Wordeman , Linda

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A standardized kinesin nomenclature

Carolyn J. Lawrence,

Carolyn J. Lawrence

1Department of Plant Biology, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602

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R. Kelly Dawe,

R. Kelly Dawe

1Department of Plant Biology, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602

2Department of Genetics, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602

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Karen R. Christie,

Karen R. Christie

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

4Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305

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Don W. Cleveland,

Don W. Cleveland

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

5Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, 3080 CMM-East, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093

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Scott C. Dawson,

Scott C. Dawson

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6Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720

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Sharyn A. Endow,

Sharyn A. Endow

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

7Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710

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Lawrence S.B. Goldstein,

Lawrence S.B. Goldstein

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

8Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093

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Holly V. Goodson,

Holly V. Goodson

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9Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46628

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Nobutaka Hirokawa,

Nobutaka Hirokawa

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10Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan

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Jonathon Howard,

Jonathon Howard

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11Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany

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Russell L. Malmberg,

Russell L. Malmberg

1Department of Plant Biology, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602

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J. Richard McIntosh,

J. Richard McIntosh

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12Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309

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Harukata Miki,

Harukata Miki

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10Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan

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Timothy J. Mitchison,

Timothy J. Mitchison

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13Institute for Chemistry and Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115

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Yasushi Okada,

Yasushi Okada

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10Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan

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Anireddy S.N. Reddy,

Anireddy S.N. Reddy

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14Department of Biology and Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523

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William M. Saxton,

William M. Saxton

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15Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405

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Manfred Schliwa,

Manfred Schliwa

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16Adolf-Butenandt-Institut, Zellbiologie, University of Munich, Schillerstr. 42, 80336 Munich, Germany

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Jonathan M. Scholey,

Jonathan M. Scholey

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17Center for Genetics and Development and Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616

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Ronald D. Vale,

Ronald D. Vale

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18Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143

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Claire E. Walczak,

Claire E. Walczak

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19Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University Medical Sciences Program, Bloomington, IN 47405

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Linda Wordeman

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20Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195

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Carolyn J. Lawrence

1Department of Plant Biology, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602

R. Kelly Dawe

1Department of Plant Biology, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602

2Department of Genetics, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602

Karen R. Christie

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

4Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305

Don W. Cleveland

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

5Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, 3080 CMM-East, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093

Scott C. Dawson

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

6Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720

Sharyn A. Endow

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

7Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710

Lawrence S.B. Goldstein

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

8Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093

Holly V. Goodson

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

9Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46628

Nobutaka Hirokawa

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

10Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan

Jonathon Howard

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

11Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany

Russell L. Malmberg

1Department of Plant Biology, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

J. Richard McIntosh

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

12Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309

Harukata Miki

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

10Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan

Timothy J. Mitchison

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

13Institute for Chemistry and Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115

Yasushi Okada

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

10Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan

Anireddy S.N. Reddy

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

14Department of Biology and Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523

William M. Saxton

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

15Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405

Manfred Schliwa

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

16Adolf-Butenandt-Institut, Zellbiologie, University of Munich, Schillerstr. 42, 80336 Munich, Germany

Jonathan M. Scholey

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

17Center for Genetics and Development and Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616

Ronald D. Vale

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

18Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143

Claire E. Walczak

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

19Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University Medical Sciences Program, Bloomington, IN 47405

Linda Wordeman

3These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed alphabetically

20Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195

Correspondence to Carolyn J. Lawrence: [email protected]

Carolyn J. Lawrence's present address is Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011.

Received: August 25 2004

Accepted: September 16 2004

Online ISSN: 1540-8140

Print ISSN: 0021-9525

The Rockefeller University Press

2004

J Cell Biol (2004) 167 (1): 19–22.

https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200408113

In recent years the kinesin superfamily has become so large that several different naming schemes have emerged, leading to confusion and miscommunication. Here, we set forth a standardized kinesin nomenclature based on 14 family designations. The scheme unifies all previous phylogenies and nomenclature proposals, while allowing individual sequence names to remain the same, and for expansion to occur as new sequences are discovered.

The Rockefeller University Press

2004

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