While their functions are diverse, myosins are similar in structure. NMII is so much like cardiac myosin, which keeps the ...

Studying muscle function to treat heart failure Date: August 6, 2014 Source: University of Massachusetts Amherst Summary: Researchers are hoping to uncover the molecular mechanisms of skeletal ...

After five years of work, a team from National Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio), in the city of Campinas, has defined the three-dimensional structure of what is called the functional, or active, region ...

Study reveals molecular mechanisms behind hibernation in mammals Date: February 20, 2024 Source: eLife Summary: Researchers have characterized changes in the structure of motor proteins, called ...

Study reveals molecular mechanisms behind hibernation in mammals Researchers have characterised changes in the structure of motor proteins, called myosins, and energy consumption that occur during ...

They assessed whether hibernation affects the structure of two myosin proteins from the Thirteen-lined ground squirrel: Myh7 and Myh2. Although they did not observe any hibernation-related changes in ...

This is a highly collaborative project that also involves labs at Penn State Medical Center where Chris Yengo, an expert in myosin structure and function, will analyze the impact of the fatiguing ...

Researchers have shed light on the molecular mechanisms underlying hibernation, publishing their findings today as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife. Their research, in small and large hibernating mammals, ...