title: A molecular model for muscle contraction.
abstract: The molecular mechanism of muscle contraction has been elucidated by a combination of electron microscopy, biochemistry and X-ray diffraction from fibres and crystals. Protein crystallography provided the essential molecular anatomy for understanding this problem. Synchrotron radiation has played a crucial role.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institut für medizinische Forschung, Heidelberg, Germany. holmes@otto.mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003461:Crystallography; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D009132:Muscles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D009124:Muscle Proteins