Meaning & use
Myosin
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A motor protein found in muscle cells that interacts with actin to produce muscle contraction.
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Myosin filaments slide past actin filaments to shorten the muscle during contraction.
Mutations in the gene encoding myosin can lead to certain forms of heart disease.
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Myosin and actin together form the basic contractile machinery found in nearly all muscle tissue in animals.
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