Superhelical Architecture of the Myosin Filament-Linking Protein Myomesin with Unusual Elastic Properties
Author(s) -
Nikos Pinotsis,
S.D. Chatziefthimiou,
Felix Berkemeier,
Fabienne Beuron,
Irene M. Mavridis,
Petr V. Konarev,
Dmitri I. Svergun,
Edward P. Morris,
Matthias Rief,
Matthias Wilmanns
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001261
Subject(s) - protein filament , sarcomere , biophysics , myosin , intermediate filament , crystallography , biology , cytoskeleton , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , myocyte , biochemistry , cell
The muscle M-band protein myomesin comprises a 36 nm long filament made of repetitive immunoglobulin–helix modules that can stretch to 2.5-fold this length, demonstrating substantial molecular elasticity.
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