ArticleBiophysical journal2010
The lever arm effects a mechanical asymmetry of the myosin-V-actin bond.
Article in Biophysical journal, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Artificial molecular motors in biological applications.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2024Review
- Cargo Transport by Two Coupled Myosin Va Motors on Actin Filaments and Bundles.Biophysical journal · 2016Article
- Moving into the cell: single-molecule studies of molecular motors in complex environments.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2011Review
- Simultaneous observation of tail and head movements of myosin V during processive motion.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2010Article
- Insights into the mechanisms of myosin and kinesin molecular motors from the single-molecule unbinding force measurements.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2010Review
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Abstract
Myosin-V is a two-headed molecular motor taking multiple ATP-dependent steps toward the plus end (forward) of actin filaments. At high mechanical loads, the motor processively steps toward the minus end (backward) even in the absence of ATP, whereas analogous forward steps cannot be induced. The detailed mechanism underlying this mechanical asymmetry is not known. We investigate the effect of force on individual single headed myosin-V constructs bound to actin in the absence of ATP. If pulled forward, the myosin-V head dissociates at forces twice as high than if pulled backward. Moreover, backward but not forward distances to the unbinding barrier are dependent on the lever arm length. This asymmetry of unbinding force distributions in a single headed myosin forms the basis of the two-headed asymmetry. Under load, the lever arm functions as a true lever in a mechanical sense.
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