Myosin V from head to tail |
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Authors: | K M Trybus |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, 149 Beaumont Avenue, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA |
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Abstract: | Myosin V (myoV), a processive cargo transporter, has arguably been the most well-studied unconventional myosin of the past
decade. Considerable structural information is available for the motor domain, the IQ motifs with bound calmodulin or light
chains, and the cargo-binding globular tail, all of which have been crystallized. The repertoire of adapter proteins that
link myoV to a particular cargo is becoming better understood, enabling cellular transport processes to be dissected. MyoV
is processive, meaning that it takes many steps on actin filaments without dissociating. Its extended lever arm results in
long 36-nm steps, making it ideal for single molecule studies of processive movement. In addition, electron microscopy revealed
the structure of the inactive, folded conformation of myoV when it is not transporting cargo. This review provides a background
on myoV, and highlights recent discoveries that show why myoV will continue to be an active focus of investigation.
Received 31 October 2007; received after revision 4 December 2007; accepted 2 January 2008 |
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Keywords: | Myosin V motor protein IQ motif cargo-binding processivity calmodulin |
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