A newly identified 'ankle' joint in the myosin lever arm provides structural insights into how strain promotes the attachment of the second myosin head to actin during isometric contraction.
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Pylypenko et al. (2010) conducted an editorial in Muscle contraction and myosin structure. A newly identified 'ankle' joint in the myosin lever arm provides structural insights into how strain promotes the attachment of the second myosin head to actin during isometric contraction.