| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Myosin 6 and 10 are two-headed molecular motors that move along actin filaments. Intriguingly, it is known that these motors move with a large stride than that expended from their leg length. However, their functional mechanisms have not been elucidated yet, due to the lack of structural evidence. Here, we applied high-speed atomic force microscopy to directly observe their structural dynamics at high spatiotemporal resolution. Net wiggly processive movements with large and small strides performed by these myosins were directly visualized. The large stride was made by a lever-arm extension in their tail domain. The direct evidence obtained here should lead to better understanding the functional mechanism of these myosins.
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