Myosin

Myosin is a tiny motor inside muscle. It uses fuel called ATP to walk along actin cables and pull them tight.

Fun fact

Your heart is made of muscle that beats because of myosin pulling on actin.

Words to know

muscle
atp
protein

NGSS alignment

MS-LS1-3Body as a system
MS-LS1-7Food, energy, and growth

Structure

Rendered in FoldLens Junior from AlphaFold Database entry P12882. See the underlying prediction at alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/entry/P12882.

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