Myosins (/ˈmaɪəsɪn, -oʊ-/) are a family of motor proteins best known for their roles in muscle contraction and in a wide range of other motility processes...
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Smooth muscle (section Myosin)
the proteins - myosin and actin - which together have the capability to contract. Myosin is primarily class II in smooth muscle. Myosin II contains two...
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Myosin ATPase (EC 3.6.4.1) is an enzyme with systematic name ATP phosphohydrolase (actin-translocating). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction:...
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"ladder" along which the myosin filaments "climb" to generate motion Thick filaments consist primarily of the protein myosin, that is responsible for...
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Myosin light-chain kinase also known as MYLK or MLCK is a serine/threonine-specific protein kinase that phosphorylates a specific myosin light chain, namely...
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The myosin head is the part of the thick myofilament made up of myosin that acts in muscle contraction, by sliding over thin myofilaments of actin. Myosin...
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of the important proteins are myosin, which forms the thick filament, and actin, which forms the thin filament. Myosin has a long fibrous tail and a globular...
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Myosin-2 (myosin heavy chain 2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYH2 gene. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000125414 – Ensembl, May 2017...
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Myosin-IIIa is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYO3A gene. The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the myosin superfamily. Myosins are...
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A myosin light chain is a light chain (small polypeptide subunit) of myosin. Myosin light chains were discovered by Chinese biochemist Cao Tianqin (Tien-chin...
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