Stretching Actin Filaments within Cells Enhances their Affinity for the Myosin II Motor Domain

• Taro Q. P. Uyeda ,

  * E-mail: t-uyeda@aist.go.jp

  Affiliations Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Biomedicinal Information Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Koto, Tokyo, Japan

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• Yoshiaki Iwadate,

  Affiliations Department of Functional Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan, Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan

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• Nobuhisa Umeki,

  Affiliation Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Akira Nagasaki,

  Affiliation Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Shigehiko Yumura

  Affiliation Department of Functional Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan

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