The MYH9 gene encodes the heavy chain of non-muscle myosin IIA, a widely expressed
cytoplasmic myosin that participates in a variety of processes requiring the generation of …

Non-muscle myosin II (NM II) is an actin-binding protein that has actin cross-linking and
contractile properties and is regulated by the phosphorylation of its light and heavy chains …

The fundamental basis of muscle contraction 'the sliding filament model'(;) and the 'swinging,
tilting crossbridge-sliding filament mechanism'(;) nucleated a field of research that has …

The actin motor protein non-muscle myosin II (NMII) acts as a master regulator of cell
morphology, with a role in several essential cellular processes, including cell migration and …

Summary Nonmuscle myosin II (NM II) powers myriad developmental and cellular
processes, including embryogenesis, cell migration, and cytokinesis [1]. To exert its …

Discoveries from human and mouse genetics have identified cytoskeletal and signaling
proteins that are essential for neuronal migration in the developing brain. To provide a …

Myosins are a large family of actin-based cytoskeletal motors that use energy derived from
ATP hydrolysis to generate movement and force. Myosins of classes II, V and VI have …

Members of the nonmuscle myosin-2 (NM-2) family of actin-based molecular motors
catalyze the conversion of chemical energy into directed movement and force thereby acting …

Stress fibres are contractile acto‐myosin structures found from many types of non‐muscle
cells, where they are involved in adhesion, motility and morphogenesis. Stress fibres …

Nonmuscle myosin IIs (NM IIs) are a group of molecular motors involved in a wide variety of
cellular processes including cytokinesis, migration, and control of cell morphology. There …