Conformation and activity of smooth muscle myosin probed by various essential light chains

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 56-62

  Katoh, Tsuyoshi ^a   Morita, Fumi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actomyosin ATPase; Essential light chains; Filament assembly; Monomer conformation; Smooth muscle myosin

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; MYOSIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; AORTA MEDIA; ARTICLE; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PRECIPITATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SWINE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031014157     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021570     Document Type: Article

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