Stretching actin filaments within cells enhances their affinity for the myosin II motor domain.
To test the hypothesis that the myosin II motor domain (S1) preferentially binds to specific subsets of actin filaments in vivo, we expressed GFP-fused S1 with mutations that enhanced its affinity for actin in Dictyostelium cells. Consistent with the hypothesis, the GFP-S1 mutants were localized alo...
Main Authors: | Taro Q P Uyeda, Yoshiaki Iwadate, Nobuhisa Umeki, Akira Nagasaki, Shigehiko Yumura |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3192770?pdf=render |
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