What role does actin and myosin play in the process of muscle contraction?

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Margarita [4]2 years ago

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Muscle contraction thus results from an interaction between the actin and myosin filaments that generates their movement relative to one another. The molecular basis for this interaction is the binding of myosin to actin filaments, allowing myosin to function as a motor that drives filament sliding.

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