Preferred Label : myosin subfragments;
MeSH definition : Parts of the myosin molecule resulting from cleavage by proteolytic enzymes (PAPAIN;
TRYPSIN; or CHYMOTRYPSIN) at well-localized regions. Study of these isolated fragments
helps to delineate the functional roles of different parts of myosin. Two of the most
common subfragments are myosin S-1 and myosin S-2. S-1 contains the heads of the heavy
chains plus the light chains and S-2 contains part of the double-stranded, alpha-helical,
heavy chain tail (myosin rod).;
MeSH synonym : subfragments, myosin;
MeSH hyponym : heavy meromyosin Subfragment-2; light meromyosin; actoheavy meromyosin; heavy meromyosin; meromyosin subfragments; heavy meromyosin Subfragment-1; Heavy Meromyosin Subfragment 2; Meromyosin Subfragment-2, Heavy; Subfragment-2, Heavy Meromyosin; Myosin Subfragment-2; Myosin Subfragment 2; Subfragment-2, Myosin; Myosin S-2; Myosin S 2; Meromyosin, Light; Myosin Rod; Meromyosin, Heavy; H-Meromyosin; H Meromyosin; Meromyosin, Actoheavy; Heavy Meromyosin Subfragment 1; Meromyosin Subfragment-1, Heavy; Subfragment-1, Heavy Meromyosin; Myosin Subfragment-1; Myosin Subfragment 1; Subfragment-1, Myosin; ATPase, Actin-S1; Actin-S1 ATPase; Myosin S-1; Myosin S 1; Actin S1 ATPase; ATPase, Actin S1; Actomyosin Subfragment 1 ATPase; Subfragments, Meromyosin;
Related MeSH term : actomyosin subfragments; Subfragments, Actomyosin;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D015879;
UMLS CUI : C0027117;
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Semantic type(s)
Parts of the myosin molecule resulting from cleavage by proteolytic enzymes (PAPAIN;
TRYPSIN; or CHYMOTRYPSIN) at well-localized regions. Study of these isolated fragments
helps to delineate the functional roles of different parts of myosin. Two of the most
common subfragments are myosin S-1 and myosin S-2. S-1 contains the heads of the heavy
chains plus the light chains and S-2 contains part of the double-stranded, alpha-helical,
heavy chain tail (myosin rod).