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The N-terminal 11 amino acids of the A1-type myosin essential light chain encode an actin-binding site that modulates myosin motor kinetics, likely by binding to a different actin monomer than the heavy chain. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

August 1, 1998European Journal of Biochemistry

The N‐terminus of A1‐type myosin essential light chains binds actin and modulates myosin motor function

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Population

Recombinant human atrial ELC (A1-type) overexpressed in Escherichia coli and rabbit skeletal S1(A1)

Comparison

Deletion of the first 45 or first 11 amino acid… vs Wild-type ELC

Design

Preclinical

Authors

DTDavid J. TimsonUniversity of Brighton HTHylary R. TrayerUniversity of Birmingham ITIan P. TrayerUniversity of Birmingham

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Implication

Refines myosin regulation models; extends molecular mechanisms but leaves human cardiac translation open.

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Population

Recombinant human atrial ELC (A1-type) overexpressed in Escherichia coli and rabbit skeletal S1(A1)

Intervention

Deletion of the first 45 or first 11 amino acid residues of the ELC

Comparator

Wild-type ELC

Outcome

Actin-activated MgATPase kinetics and cross-linking ability to F-actinsurrogate

The N-terminal 11 amino acids of the A1-type myosin essential light chain are crucial for actin binding and modulation of myosin motor kinetics.

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Timson et al. (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1c212cd54006be995f9877 https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2550654.x

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The N‐terminus of A1‐type myosin essential light chains binds actin and modulates myosin motor function

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The N‐terminus of A1‐type myosin essential light chains binds actin and modulates myosin motor function

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