1989
Location of the head-tail junction of myosin.
Rimm DL, Sinard JH, Pollard TD. Location of the head-tail junction of myosin. Journal Of Cell Biology 1989, 108: 1783-1789. PMID: 2715178, PMCID: PMC2115540, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.108.5.1783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyosin IIHeptad repeatAcanthamoeba myosin IIHead-tail junctionCoiled-coil structureHydrophobic amino acidsNative myosin IIIdentical polypeptidesNH2 terminusMyosin-II tailNonmuscle myosinProteolytic separationLines of evidenceShort tailAmino acidsPosition 847RepeatsMyosinResiduesTailMyosin moleculesHeptadTerminusMonoclonal antibodiesPolypeptide
1986
Characterization of alpha‐actinin from Acanthamoeba
Pollard T, Tseng P, Rimm D, Bichell D, Williams R, Sinard J, Sato M. Characterization of alpha‐actinin from Acanthamoeba. Cytoskeleton 1986, 6: 649-661. PMID: 2948678, DOI: 10.1002/cm.970060613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-linking proteinsActin filamentsActin filament cross-linking proteinCross-link actin filamentsCross-links actin filamentsAmino acid compositionAmoeba proteinApparent molecular weightActin polymerizationGlobular domainElectrophoretic variantsNative proteinCell extractsActin monomersPure proteinProteinGel electrophoresisAmoebaeCytoplasmic matrixStokes radiusMolecular weightPolypeptideAcid compositionIndirect fluorescent antibody stainingAntibody staining