Motor | Track | Type of motion | Direction of movement | Fuel |
Kinesin | Microtubule | Linear | Walks toward + end | ATP |
Dynein | Microtubule | Linear | Walks toward - end | ATP |
Myosin | Actin filament | Nominally linear | Walks toward barbed end | ATP |
DNA helicase | DNA single strand | Linear | 3' to 5' end of a DNA single strand or vice versa | ATP |
RNA helicase | RNA strand | Linear | 3' to 5' end of a DNA single strand or vice versa | ATP |
DNA polymerase | DNA single strand | Linear | Choreographed movement | Hydrolysis of nucleotides |
RNA polymerase | DNA single strand | Linear | Choreographed movement | Hydrolysis of nucleotides |
Ribosome | mRNA strand | Linear | Forward movement | Hydrolysis of nucleotides |
ATP Synthase | Mitochondrial membrane | Rotary | Unidirectional rotation | Proton flux |