2004
Relating biochemistry and function in the myosin superfamily
De La Cruz EM, Ostap EM. Relating biochemistry and function in the myosin superfamily. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 2004, 16: 61-67. PMID: 15037306, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2003.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Kinetic Mechanism and Regulation of Myosin VI*
De La Cruz E, Ostap E, Sweeney H. Kinetic Mechanism and Regulation of Myosin VI*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 32373-32381. PMID: 11423557, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m104136200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeavy chain phosphorylationMyosin VIPhysiological nucleotide concentrationsADP releaseHigh duty ratio motorMolecular basisUnique adaptationsActin filamentsATP bindsATPase cycleNative dimerRate-limiting stepDetailed kinetic analysisChain phosphorylationRegulationNucleotide concentrationsDiffusional encounterMyosinLow affinityMutantsProcessivityKinetic analysisPhosphorylationActinBinds