NALT

Preferred term

myosin

Chemical

A diverse superfamily of proteins that function as translocating proteins. They share the common characteristics of being able to bind actins and hydrolyze MgATP. Myosins generally consist of heavy chains which are involved in locomotion, and light chains which are involved in regulation.

contractile proteins

actin-activated ATPase
actomyosin adenosinetriphosphatase
actomyosin ATPase
alpha-myosin
myosin adenosinetriphosphatase
myosin ATPase
myosins

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

24632

Spanish

miosina

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/6930

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 10/3/16