Different degrees of lever arm rotation control myosin step size

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 237-241

  Köhler, Danny ^a   Ruff, Christine ^b   Meyhöfer, Edgar ^b,c   Bähler, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Calmodulin; IQ motif; Motor molecule; Myosin 1D; Single molecule measurement

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MYOSIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RAT; ROTATION;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLES; MYOSINS; RATS; ROTATION;

EID: 0037732641     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200212039     Document Type: Article

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