Exam 35: Molecular Motors

Briefly describe the structure of myosin.

What serves as the track for myosin?

How is a bacterial motor similar to ATP synthase?

Is the motion of bacteria deliberate and exact toward a target chemoattractant,or is it random?

Compare the speed of movement of a motile bacterium to a human.

How are flagellin subunits arranged in the bacterial flagellum?

Which of the following is common to myosins,kinesins,and dyneins?

Human spastic paraplegia has been linked to a mutation in

Bacterial flagella are polymers composed of 53-kd subunits of a protein called _______________.

Single molecules of myosin in action were studied using __________________.