Myosin

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Cytoskeleton And Motility subtree

Actin-based ATPase motor family (>35 classes in humans). Myosin II drives muscle contraction + cytokinesis; myosin V/VI do organelle transport; myosin I/VII in stereocilia, hair cells.

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