Myosins constitute a large superfamily of actin-dependent molecular motors. Phylogenetic
analysis currently places myosins into 15 classes. The conventional myosins which form …

▪ Abstract Myosin motor proteins use the energy derived from ATP hydrolysis to move cargo
along actin tracks. Myosin VI, unlike almost all other myosins, moves toward the minus end …

Myosins and kinesins are molecular motors that hydrolyse ATP to track along actin filaments
and microtubules, respectively. Although the kinesin family includes motors that move …

We report the cDNA sequence and localization of a protein first identified by actin filament
chromatography of Drosophila embryo extracts as ABP8 (Miller, KG, CM Field, and BM …

Myosin VI is a molecular motor involved in intracellular vesicle and organelle transport. To
carry out its cellular functions myosin VI moves toward the pointed end of actin, backward in …

Myosin VI is involved in membrane traffic and dynamics and is the only myosin known to
move towards the minus end of actin filaments. Splice variants of myosin VI with a large …

Myosin VI, an actin‐based motor protein, and Disabled 2 (Dab2), a molecule involved in
endocytosis and cell signalling, have been found to bind together using yeast and …

Background Myosins are motors that use energy supplied by ATP to travel along actin
filaments. The structure of myosin is known, but the actin-binding site is not well defined, and …

Myosin VI is an unconventional myosin that may play a role in vesicular membrane traffic
through actin rich regions of the cytoplasm in eukaryotic cells. In this study we have cloned …

Actin is found at the cortex of the cell where endocytosis occurs, but does it play a role in this
essential process? Recent studies on the unconventional myosin, myosin VI, an actin-based …