myosin

Introduction

large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues

Function

• actin-based motility
• component of actomyosin
• muscle contraction

Structure

• muscle myosin is a hexameric protein that consists of
  • 2 myosin heavy chain subunits
  • 2 myosin essential light chain subunits
  • 2 myosin regulatory light chain subunits

More general terms

• phosphoprotein
• multisubunit protein
• microfilament protein
• contractile protein

Additional terms

• unconventional myosin

Component of

• actomyosin