Stretching the Flexible Myosin II Subfragment Using the Novel Gravitational Force Spectroscope, and the Uncoiling of S2

Familial Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) causes ventricle walls to thicken and often leads to sudden death especially in adults. Mutations in the subfragment 2 (S2) of β-cardiac myosin are implicated in the genetic disorder. This S2 region is a coiled-coil rod region resulting from the di...

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Main Author: Dunn, James W.
Other Authors: Root, Douglas D.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of North Texas 2010
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Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28414/