2005
Vertebrate Myosin VIIb Is a High Duty Ratio Motor Adapted for Generating and Maintaining Tension*
Henn A, De La Cruz EM. Vertebrate Myosin VIIb Is a High Duty Ratio Motor Adapted for Generating and Maintaining Tension*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 39665-39676. PMID: 16186105, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m507667200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass VII myosinMyosin VIIbActin filament concentrationUnique cellular functionsInner ear hair cellsCatalytic motor domainEar hair cellsActin filament bundlesNon-muscle myosinSteady-state ATPase activityActin cytoskeletonHigh conservationCellular functionsMyosin VIIa functionCDNA libraryActin bindingDeafness phenotypeMembrane surface receptorsATPase cycleEnzymatic propertiesSurface receptorsFilament bundlesIntestinal brush borderMolecular motorsQuantitative equilibrium
2002
Kinetic Characterization of the Weak Binding States of Myosin V †
Yengo CM, De La Cruz EM, Safer D, Ostap EM, Sweeney HL. Kinetic Characterization of the Weak Binding States of Myosin V †. Biochemistry 2002, 41: 8508-8517. PMID: 12081502, DOI: 10.1021/bi015969u.Peer-Reviewed Original Research