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Review
. 2001 May;2(5):387-92.
doi: 10.1038/35073086.

The myosin swinging cross-bridge model

J A Spudich  1
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Review

The myosin swinging cross-bridge model

J A Spudich. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2001 May.

Abstract

No biological system has been studied by more diverse approaches than the actin-based molecular motor myosin. Biophysics, biochemistry, physiology, classical genetics and molecular genetics have all made their contributions, and myosin is now becoming one of the best-understood enzymes in biology.

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