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What does actomyosin mean?

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Noun
  1. (biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
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The lower slope could indicate a stronger actomyosin bond in the slower muscle.
The authors reported that the actomyosin complex is pulled in the direction of meromyosin fraction of the main myosin helix.
One such polymer, polyethylene glycol, molecular weight 4000, has been used to potentiate the actomyosin interaction in solution.
For example, changes in the shape of cells or cell fragments in which the microtubules are destroyed, we have observed, are based on dynamic rearrangements of the actomyosin cortex.
It has been recognized that various NTPs have different affinities for actomyosin, and myosins complexed with these NTPs or their products have different affinities for actin.
We presented evidence implicating actin polymerization and not actomyosin activity as the dominant mechanism actuating the stiffening response.

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