1990
Identification of functional regions on the tail of Acanthamoeba myosin-II using recombinant fusion proteins. II. Assembly properties of tails with NH2- and COOH-terminal deletions.
Sinard JH, Rimm DL, Pollard TD. Identification of functional regions on the tail of Acanthamoeba myosin-II using recombinant fusion proteins. II. Assembly properties of tails with NH2- and COOH-terminal deletions. Journal Of Cell Biology 1990, 111: 2417-2426. PMID: 2177477, PMCID: PMC2116375, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.111.6.2417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcanthamoebaAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesChromatographyChromatography, DEAE-CelluloseChromatography, GelChromosome DeletionCloning, MolecularDurapatiteElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEscherichia coliHydroxyapatitesKineticsMacromolecular SubstancesMagnesiumMicroscopy, ElectronMolecular Sequence DataMolecular WeightMyosinsPotassium ChlorideRecombinant Fusion ProteinsScattering, RadiationConceptsFusion proteinMyosin IIMyosin-II tailAntiparallel tetramersAmino acidsAmino acid residuesNative myosin IIRecombinant fusion proteinSequence altersAcid residuesTail sequencesNH2-terminalNonhelical domainAcanthamoeba myosin IIFunctional regionsProteinParacrystal formationAntiparallel dimerAssembly propertiesDimerization mechanismResiduesTerminal deletionDeletionAssemblyTight packing
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