Abstract
Recent studies indicate that myosin molecular motors interact inside cells with proteins containing a conserved 'UCS' domain. This appears to ensure proper folding of myosin heads so that they can perform their ATP-dependent actin-based motor functions.
MeSH terms
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Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins*
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Cytoskeletal Proteins / metabolism
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Molecular Chaperones / metabolism
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Molecular Motor Proteins / metabolism*
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Myosins / metabolism*
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Protein Structure, Tertiary / physiology*
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / metabolism
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Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins*
Substances
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Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
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Cytoskeletal Proteins
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Molecular Chaperones
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Molecular Motor Proteins
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Rng3 protein, S pombe
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SHE4 protein, S cerevisiae
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
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Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins
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unc-45 protein, C elegans
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Myosins