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A treasure trove of motors

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The myosins are a superfamily of protein motors. Analysis of their sequences in a wide range of organisms reveals an unexpected variety of domains, and provides insights into the nature of the earliest eukaryotes.

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Figure 1: Three likely ancestral myosins.

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