SINGLE MYOSIN MOLECULE MECHANICS - PICONEWTON FORCES AND NANOMETER STEPS
SINGLE MYOSIN MOLECULE MECHANICS - PICONEWTON FORCES AND NANOMETER STEPS
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DOI:
10.1038/368113a0
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发表时间:
1994-03-10
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影响因子:
64.8
通讯作者:
SPUDICH, JA
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作者:
FINER, JT;SIMMONS, RM;SPUDICH, JA
A new in vitro assay using a feedback enhanced laser trap system allows direct measurement of force and displacement that results from the interaction of a single myosin molecule with a single suspended actin filament. Discrete stepwise movements averaging ai nm were seen under conditions of low load, and single force transients averaging 3-4 pN were measured under isometric conditions. The magnitudes of the single forces and displacements are consistent with predictions of the conventional swinging-crossbridge model of muscle contraction.