Publication Date:
2015-08-06
Description:
Article Single molecule methods for measuring load dependence are fundamental for molecular motor research. Here, Sung et al . introduce harmonic force spectroscopy, a method that randomly applies varying loads at high frequency, allowing the determination of load dependent parameters of human β-cardiac myosin at physiological ATP concentration. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms8931 Authors: Jongmin Sung, Suman Nag, Kim I. Mortensen, Christian L. Vestergaard, Shirley Sutton, Kathleen Ruppel, Henrik Flyvbjerg, James A. Spudich
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics