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Myosin Type II

Known as: Myosin II, Myosin Type II [Chemical/Ingredient], Myosin-II 
The subfamily of myosin proteins that are commonly found in muscle fibers. Myosin II is also involved a diverse array of cellular functions including… 
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Review
2005
Review
2005
Regulation of myosin II during cytokinesis in higher eukaryotes.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Identification and Characterization of Nonmuscle Myosin II-C, a New Member of the Myosin II Family*
A previously unrecognized nonmuscle myosin II heavy chain (NMHC II), which constitutes a distinct branch of the nonmuscle/smooth… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Drosophila Rho-Associated Kinase (Drok) Links Frizzled-Mediated Planar Cell Polarity Signaling to the Actin Cytoskeleton
Review
2000
Review
2000
Signal transduction by G‐proteins, Rho‐kinase and protein phosphatase to smooth muscle and non‐muscle myosin II
We here review mechanisms that can regulate the activity of myosin II, in smooth muscle and non‐muscle cells, by modulating the… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Molecular mechanisms of nonmuscle myosin-II regulation.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Apoptotic Membrane Blebbing Is Regulated by Myosin Light Chain Phosphorylation
The evolutionarily conserved execution phase of apoptosis is defined by characteristic changes occurring during the final stages… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
A 35-Å movement of smooth muscle myosin on ADP release
MYOSIN II crossbridges interact with F-actin producing power-strokes of around 100 Å (refs 1, 2), during which the products of… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Myosin II filament assemblies in the active lamella of fibroblasts: their morphogenesis and role in the formation of actin filament bundles
The morphogenesis of myosin II structures in active lamella undergoing net protrusion was analyzed by correlative fluorescence… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Myosin is involved in postmitotic cell spreading
We have investigated a role for myosin in postmitotic Potoroo tridactylis kidney (PtK2) cell spreading by inhibitor studies, time… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Myosin I is located at the leading edges of locomoting Dictyostelium amoebae
MOVEMENT of a eukaryotic cell along a substrate occurs by extension of lamellipodia and pseudopodia at the anterior and… 
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