Molecular mechanics of two smooth muscle heavy meromyosin constructs that differ by an insert in the motor domain

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 357-361

  Lauzon, A M ^a   Trybus, K M ^b   Warshaw, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actomyosin; Laser trap; Molecular motor; Myosin; Optical trap; Single molecule

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; NUCLEOTIDE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACULOVIRUS; BINDING SITE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INSECT; LASER; MECHANICS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACTINS; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; BUFFERS; GIZZARD; ISOMERISM; KINETICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOSIN SUBFRAGMENTS; MYOSINS;

EID: 0032439710     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1998.00451.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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