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ArticleeLife2020

Myosin V executes steps of variable length via structurally constrained diffusion.

David Hathcock, Riina Tehver, Michael Hinczewski, D Thirumalai

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Article in eLife, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Information flow, gating, and energetics in dimeric molecular motors.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

David HathcockDepartment of Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4551-9239
Riina TehverDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Denison University, Granville, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7406-3387
Michael HinczewskiDepartment of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2837-7697
D ThirumalaiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Texas, Austin, United States.
Case Western Reserve University · USCornell University · USDenison University · USThe University of Texas at Austin · US

Funding

National Science Foundation CHE 19-00033National Science Foundation CHE 19-00093National Science Foundation DGE-1650441
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The molecular motor myosin V transports cargo by stepping on actin filaments, executing a random diffusive search for actin binding sites at each step. A recent experiment suggests that the joint between the myosin lever arms may not rotate freely, as assumed in earlier studies, but instead has a preferred angle giving rise to structurally constrained diffusion. We address this controversy through comprehensive analytical and numerical modeling of myosin V diffusion and stepping. When the joint is constrained, our model reproduces the experimentally observed diffusion, allowing us to estimate bounds on the constraint energy. We also test the consistency between the constrained diffusion model and previous measurements of step size distributions and the load dependence of various observable quantities. The theory lets us address the biological significance of the constrained joint and provides testable predictions of new myosin behaviors, including the stomp distribution and the run length under off-axis force.

Indexed as

Myosin Type VActinsDiffusionKineticsModels, MolecularProtein BindingProtein ConformationActinsMyosin Type Vactindiffusionlever armmolecular biophysicsmotor proteinmyosin Vnonephysics of living systemsstructural biology

Identifiers

PMID31939739
PMCPMC7054003
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