Can a myosin molecule bind to two actin filaments?
It is suggested that in striated muscles the two heads of one myosin molecule are able to interact with different actin filaments. This would provide a simple explanation for the appearance and arrangement of cross-bridges in insect flight muscle in rigor.
D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D007313:Insecta; D008954:Models, Biological; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009218:Myosins / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011817:Rabbits; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
D000199:Actins; D009218:Myosins