The sliding filament model, proposed to explain muscle contraction in 1954, has proven to be very robust. Muscle contraction as well as much of the motility of nonmuscle cells has now been shown to be ...

When muscle cells are viewed under the microscope, one can see that they contain a striped pattern (striations). This pattern is formed by a series of basic units called sarcomeres that are arranged ...

The intricate dance of muscle contraction, a fundamental process enabling movement and life, hinges on a fascinating mechanism known as the sliding filament model. This model, a cornerstone of muscle ...

Dynamic actin filament assembly and turnover underlie diverse biological processes, such as cell motility, adhesion formation and vesicular trafficking 1. However, in certain differentiated and ...