The Loop2 Insertion of Type IX Myosin Acts as an Electrostatic Actin Tether that Permits Processive Movement

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Kerstin Elfrink,

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, Westfalian Wilhelms-University, Muenster, Germany
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Wanqin Liao,

Current address: Institute of Genomic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, Westfalian Wilhelms-University, Muenster, Germany
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Uwe Pieper,

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, Westfalian Wilhelms-University, Muenster, Germany
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Stefanie J. Oeding,

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, Westfalian Wilhelms-University, Muenster, Germany
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Martin Bähler

* E-mail: baehler@uni-muenster.de

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, Westfalian Wilhelms-University, Muenster, Germany
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