THE 3-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF A MOLECULAR MOTOR

被引:82
作者
RAYMENT, I [1 ]
HOLDEN, HM [1 ]
机构
[1] INST ENZYME RES,MADISON,WI 53705
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1016/0968-0004(94)90206-2
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Myosin is one of only three proteins known to convert chemical energy into mechanical work. Although the chemical, kinetic and physiological characteristics of this protein have been studied extensively, it has been difficult to define its molecular basis of movement. With the recent X-ray structural determination of the myosin head, however, it is now possible to put forward a hypothesis on how myosin might function as a molecular motor.
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