Influence of fluctuations in actin structure on myosin V step size
Abstract
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We study the influence of disorder in the helical actin structure on the myosin V step size, predicted from the elastic lever arm model. We show that fluctuations of +-5 degrees per actin subunit, as proposed by Egelman et al., significantly alter the distribution of step sizes and improve the agreement with experimental data.
5 pages, 4 figures, to appear in J. Chem. Inf. Model
5 pages, 4 figures, to appear in J. Chem. Inf. Model