Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8297645 | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications | 2013 | 23 Pages |
Abstract
- All conventional myosins have the conserved Pro-Leu-Leu at their head-tail junctions.
- We examined the conserved amino acid sequence by site-directed mutagenesis.
- The first Leu is important for actin-activated ATPase activity while the Pro and the second Leu are not.
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Authors
Takeshi Haraguchi, Kei Honda, Yuichi Wanikawa, Nao Shoji, Keiichi Yamamoto, Kohji Ito,