Institute for Molecular Science

New Capabilities

As of September 2026: Home institution of co-author Ryota Iino; issued the public announcement

Kinesin is the two-footed motor that hauls cargo through cells by walking along filaments called microtubules. The 'neck' segment that coordinates each step has resisted direct imaging for decades, so researchers simulated it atom-by-atom on Japan's Fugaku supercomputer — the system that was the world's fastest from 2020 to 2022.

Updated Sep 11