title: Staggered movement of an actin filament sliding on myosin molecules in the presence of ATP.
abstract: An actin filament sliding on myosin molecules in the presence of an extremely low concentration of ATP exhibited a staggered movement. Longitudinally sliding movement of the filament was frequently interrupted by its non-sliding, fluctuating movements both in the longitudinal and transversal directions. Intermittent sliding movements of an actin filament indicate establishment of a coordination of ATP-mediated active sites distributed along the filament.
authors.affiliation: Department of BioEngineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hatori
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuno
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000737:chemistry*; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D001710:Biotin / Q000737:chemistry; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D009218:Myosins / Q000737:chemistry*; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D001710:Biotin; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D009218:Myosins