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myosin
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the commonest protein in muscle; a globulin that combines with actin to form actomyosin
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Myosin \My"o*sin\, n. [Gr. my^s, myo`s a muscle.] (Physiol. Chem.) A protein present in muscle, serving as the principle contractile protein in muscle contraction. Note: It was earlier considered as being formed in the process of coagulation which takes ...
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n. (context biochemistry English) A large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles.
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Myosins comprise a family of ATP -dependent motor proteins and are best known for their role in muscle contraction and their involvement in a wide range of other motility processes in eukaryotes . They are responsible for actin -based motility. The term ...
Usage examples of myosin.
It wound through a coiled-coil of alpha helices, found the folded ends of the poly-peptide chains in a myosin molecule, twisted and dissolved.
It wound through a coiled-coil of alpha helices, found the folded ends of the poly-peptide chains in a myosin molecule, twisted and dissolved.
They are more like bundles of actin or myosin fibrils, surrounded by networks of macrotubules which transport cytoplasmic components, much as do microtubules in our familiar cellular structure.