The bi-directional mitotic kinesin-5 Cin8 accumulates in clusters that split and merge during their motility. Accumulation in clusters also changes the velocity and directionality of Cin8. Here, a protocol for motility assays with purified Cin8-GFP and analysis of motile properties of single molecules and clusters of Cin8 is described.
Pandey, H., Zvagelsky, T., Popov, M., Sadan, M., Yanir, N., Goldstein-Levitin, A., Siegler, N., Hershfinkel, S., Abraham, Y., Avraham, R., Gheber, L. A., Gheber, L. Motility of Single Molecules and Clusters of Bi-Directional Kinesin-5 Cin8 Purified from S. cerevisiae Cells. J. Vis. Exp. (180), e63425, doi:10.3791/63425 (2022).