Motor Proteins: Myosin Mechanosensors

Yee Seir Kee; Douglas N. Robinson

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.07.071

Motor Proteins: Myosin Mechanosensors

Yee Seir Kee, Douglas N. Robinson

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Mechanosensation is emerging as a general principle of myosin motors. As demonstrated in a recent study, the single-headed myosin I molecule is an exquisite mechanosensor, able to sense strain over a very small force range.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R860-R862
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	18
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.07.071
State	Published - Sep 23 2008

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)

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