
pmid: 32451853
Directed movements on actin filaments within the cell are powered by molecular motors of the myosin superfamily. On actin filaments, myosin motors convert the energy from ATP into force and movement. Myosin motors power such diverse cellular functions as cytokinesis, membrane trafficking, organelle movements, and cellular migration. Myosin generates force and movement via a number of structural changes associated with hydrolysis of ATP, binding to actin, and release of the ATP hydrolysis products while bound to actin. Herein we provide an overview of those structural changes and how they relate to the actin-myosin ATPase cycle. These structural changes are the basis of chemo-mechanical transduction by myosin motors.
Molecular motor, [SDV.BBM.BS] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Structural Biology [q-bio.BM], Hydrolysis, Movement, Force generation, Myosin, Structure, Myosins, Actins, Actin Cytoskeleton, Adenosine Triphosphate, ATPase
Molecular motor, [SDV.BBM.BS] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Structural Biology [q-bio.BM], Hydrolysis, Movement, Force generation, Myosin, Structure, Myosins, Actins, Actin Cytoskeleton, Adenosine Triphosphate, ATPase
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