Unconventional myosins
MS Mooseker, RE Cheney - Annual review of cell and …, 1995 - annualreviews.org
MS Mooseker, RE Cheney
Annual review of cell and developmental biology, 1995•annualreviews.orgMyosins are molecular motors that upon interaction with actin filaments con vert energy from
A TP hydrolysis into mechanical force. Evidence has emerged for the existence of a large,
widely expressed and evolutionarily ancient su perfamily of myosin genes. In addition to the
weB-characterized conventional, filament-forming, two-headed myosin-II of muscle and
nonmuscle cells, at least ten additional classes of myosins have been identified. In
vertebrates, at least seven of the eleven classes are expressed, and many myosins can be
A TP hydrolysis into mechanical force. Evidence has emerged for the existence of a large,
widely expressed and evolutionarily ancient su perfamily of myosin genes. In addition to the
weB-characterized conventional, filament-forming, two-headed myosin-II of muscle and
nonmuscle cells, at least ten additional classes of myosins have been identified. In
vertebrates, at least seven of the eleven classes are expressed, and many myosins can be
Abstract
Myosins are molecular motors that upon interaction with actin filaments con vert energy from A TP hydrolysis into mechanical force. Evidence has emerged for the existence of a large, widely expressed and evolutionarily ancient su perfamily of myosin genes. In addition to the weB-characterized conventional, filament-forming, two-headed myosin-II of muscle and nonmuscle cells, at least ten additional classes of myosins have been identified. In vertebrates, at least seven of the eleven classes are expressed, and many myosins can be
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