2018
High-resolution cryo-EM structures of actin-bound myosin states reveal the mechanism of myosin force sensing
Mentes A, Huehn A, Liu X, Zwolak A, Dominguez R, Shuman H, Ostap EM, Sindelar CV. High-resolution cryo-EM structures of actin-bound myosin states reveal the mechanism of myosin force sensing. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: 1292-1297. PMID: 29358376, PMCID: PMC5819444, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1718316115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal subdomainHigh-resolution cryo-EM structuresADP stateNear-atomic resolution structuresCryo-EM structureCryo-electron microscopyHigh-resolution structuresIsoform-dependent mannerFilamentous actinResolution structureStructural basisMyosin IBActin filamentsStructural diversityRelease pathwayADP releaseActinPointed endPotent stabilizerMyosin
2010
An atomic-level mechanism for activation of the kinesin molecular motors
Sindelar CV, Downing KH. An atomic-level mechanism for activation of the kinesin molecular motors. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 4111-4116. PMID: 20160108, PMCID: PMC2840164, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0911208107.Peer-Reviewed Original Research