Molecular motors: a tale of two filaments.
Cargos that are transported along actin frequently switch filaments. New work on single myosin V motors provides insight into this switching and its regulation, as well as revealing that myosin V diffuses on microtubules.
Gross
Steven P
SP
Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA. sgross@uci.edu
D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism*; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D024701:Myosin Type V / Q000378:metabolism*
D000199:Actins; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins; D024701:Myosin Type V