title: Myosin I: from yeast to human.
abstract: Myosin I is a non-filamentous, single-headed, actin-binding motor protein and is present in a wide range of species from yeast to man. The role of these class I myosins have been studied extensively in simple eukaryotes, showing their role in diverse processes such as actin cytoskeleton organization, cell motility, and endocytosis. Recently, studies in metazoans have begun to reveal more specialized functions of myosin I. It will be a major challenge in the future to examine the physiological functions of each class I myosin in different cell types of metazoans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Flavell
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D004023:Dictyostelium / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes; D024461:Myosin Type I / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D015003:Yeasts / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes; D024461:Myosin Type I