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Meaning of "myosin" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MYOSIN

From myo- + -ose² + -in.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MYOSIN

myosin  [ˈmaɪəsɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MYOSIN

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Myosin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MYOSIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

myosin

Myosin

Myosins comprise a family of ATP-dependent motor proteins and are best known for their role in muscle contraction and their involvement in a wide range of other eukaryotic motility processes. They are responsible for actin-based motility. The term was originally used to describe a group of similar ATPases found in striated and smooth muscle cells. Following the discovery by Pollard and Korn of enzymes with myosin-like function in Acanthamoeba castellanii, a large number of divergent myosin genes have been discovered throughout eukaryotes. Thus, although myosin was originally thought to be restricted to muscle cells, there is no single "myosin" but rather a huge superfamily of genes whose protein products share the basic properties of actin binding, ATP hydrolysis, and force transduction. Virtually all eukaryotic cells contain myosin isoforms. Some isoforms have specialized functions in certain cell types, while other isoforms are ubiquitous. The structure and function of myosin is strongly conserved across species, to the extent that rabbit muscle myosin II will bind to actin from an amoeba.

Definition of myosin in the English dictionary

The definition of myosin in the dictionary is the chief protein of muscle that interacts with actin to form actomyosin during muscle contraction; it is also present in many other cell types.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MYOSIN


actomyosin
ˌæktəʊˈmaɪəsɪn
bromeosin
brəʊˈmiːəsɪn
cerasin
ˈserəsɪn
characin
ˈkærəsɪn
chymosin
ˈkaɪməsɪn
ciprofloxacin
ˌsɪprəʊˈflɒksəsɪn
cycasin
ˈsaɪkəsɪn
cytosine
ˈsaɪtəsɪn
doxorubicin
ˌdɒksəˈruːbəsɪn
fibrinolysin
ˌfaɪbrɪˈnɒləsɪn
folacin
ˈfɒləsɪn
indomethacin
ˌɪndəʊˈmɛθəsɪn
meromyosin
ˌmɛrəˈmaɪəsɪn
moccasin
ˈmɒkəsɪn
niacin
ˈnaɪəsɪn
novobiocin
ˌnəʊvəʊˈbaɪəsɪn
psilocin
ˈsɪləsɪn
sphingosine
ˈsfɪŋɡəsɪn
thymosin
ˈθaɪməsɪn
tropomyosin
ˌtrɒpəʊˈmaɪəsɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MYOSIN

myopathic
myopathies
myopathy
myope
myophilous
myophily
myopia
myopic
myopically
myoscope
myoses
myosis
myositis
myosote
myosotis
myotic
myotome
myotonia
myotonic
myotube

WORDS THAT END LIKE MYOSIN

assassin
Banjarmasin
basin
cousin
cremosin
eosin
erythrosin
khamsin
leucosin
Limousin
Mersin
nigrosin
original sin
pocosin
resin
rosin
sin
tylosin
wash-hand basin
Wisconsin

Synonyms and antonyms of myosin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «myosin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MYOSIN

Find out the translation of myosin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of myosin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «myosin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

肌球蛋白
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

miosina
570 millions of speakers

English

myosin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मायोसिन-
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ميوسين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

миозина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

miosina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

myosin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

myosine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Myosin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Myosin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ミオシン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미오신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Myosin
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

myosin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

myosin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मायोसिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

miyozin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

miosina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miozyny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

міозину
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

miozina
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μυοσίνη
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

miosien
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

myosin
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

myosin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of myosin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MYOSIN»

The term «myosin» is regularly used and occupies the 68.046 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MYOSIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about myosin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MYOSIN»

Discover the use of myosin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to myosin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Exercise Physiology for Health, Fitness, and Performance
contractile elements results from the binding of the myosin heads to actin and the subsequent release of stored energy in the myosin heads. As shown in Figure 19.11, four individual steps are necessary for the cross-bridging cycle (Berne and  ...
Sharon Plowman, Denise Smith, 2007
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Exercise Physiology: Basis of Human Movement in Health and ...
The binding site for actin and myosin is located at the troponin-tropomyosin interaction. Together, troponin and tropomyosin regulate the attachment of actin to myosin. In the relaxed state, tropomyosin covers the active sites on the actin ...
Stanley P. Brown, Wayne C. Miller, Jane M. Eason, 2006
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Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems
rgyADP P E n e r g y ADP ADP P i P i P i Energized: ATP split by myosin ATPase; ADP and Pi remain attached to myosin; energy stored in cross bridge (that is, energy “cocks” cross bridge). 1 Binding: Ca2+ released on excitation; removes ...
Lauralee Sherwood, 2008
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Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of ...
TheCa2+ — CaM complex binds to and activates myosin light chain kinase, which phospho- rylates myosin-Il light chains. When the light chain is phos- phorylated, the myosin head can interact with an actin filament, leading to smooth muscle ...
David E. Golan, 2008
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Skeletal Muscle: Form and Function
It will be seen that the myofibrils contain two primary types of protein filament, actin and myosin, and that it is the regular disposition of these filaments along the myofibril that gives the myofibril, and the muscle fiber, its striated appearance ...
Brian R. MacIntosh, Phillip F. Gardiner, Alan J. McComas, 2006
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Medical Physiology: Principles for Clinical Medicine
Titin, a large filamentous protein, extends from the Z lines to the bare portion of the myosin filaments and may help to prevent overextension of the sarcomeres and maintain the central location of the A bands. Nebulin, a filamentous protein that ...
Rodney Rhoades, David R. Bell, 2009
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Molecular Interactions of Actin: Actin-Myosin Interaction ...
Actin-Myosin Interaction and Actin-Based Regulation C.G. dos Remedios, D.D. Thomas. in. Acto-Myosin. Complexes. Christopher M. Yengo and Christopher L. Berger1 1 Structure and Function of the Acto-Myosin Complex Myosin, the best ...
C.G. dos Remedios, D.D. Thomas, 2002
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Exercise Biochemistry
Myosin is the leader of the protein pack during contraction. It is the most abundant protein of muscle tissue, accounting for half its protein mass. Because of its abundance, myosin can be purified and studied with relative ease. Decades of ...
Vassilis Mougios, 2006
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Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments
Myosin: The Molecular Motor of Actin Filaments We have previously examined the structure and actions of two molecular motors—kinesin and dynein—that operate in op- posite directions over tracks of microtubules. To date, all of the motors ...
Gerald Karp, 2009
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The Cell Cycle: Principles of Control
8-1 The Actin–Myosin Ring Bundles of actin assemble at the site of division Cytokinesis in most eukaryotes (except plants) occurs by a centripetal mechanism: that is, the cell membrane and wall grow inward at the site of division , resulting in a ...
David Morgan, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MYOSIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term myosin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Elucidating the mechanisms of transcription regulation during heart …
On the other hand, structural proteins, including myosin heavy chain (MYH), are not marked by H3K27me3 in ESCs. This study also focused on ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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A recurrent copy number variation of the NEB triplicate region: only …
Nebulin is a gigantic protein of the muscle sarcomere, which acts as a molecular ruler regulating thin (actin) filament length, actin–myosin ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
3
Protein phosphorylation KISSing kinases
... cellular functions ranging from migration to adhesion through the phosphorylation of substrate proteins such as myosin light chain and tau. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Cytokinetics, Inc. (CYTK) Is Proof That Biotech Bargains Still Exist
OM, a cardiac specific myosin activator drug being co-developed with Amgen, is currently in clinical trials for treating acute and chronic heart ... «Smarter Analyst, Jul 15»
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Chronic Rho-kinase inhibition improves left ventricular contractile …
Impaired actin-myosin cross-bridge (CB) dynamics correlate with impaired left ventricular (LV) function in early diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM). «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
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KLF5 promotes breast cancer proliferation, migration and invasion in …
... migration of basal keratinocytes by promoting the transcription of integrin-linked kinase that in turn activates Cdc42 and myosin light chain. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Corrigendum: The impact of resveratrol and hydrogen peroxide on …
This Article contains errors in Figure. 4. In Figure. 4a, the contrast image for the 'DM' group under 'Total myosin ATPase activity' is incorrect. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Plasmodium falciparum coronin organizes arrays of parallel actin …
Whilst myosin is very likely orientated as a result of its anchorage within the parasite, how actin filaments are orientated to facilitate directional ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
9
Will Über-Athletes Undermine the Future of Sports?
... hamstring and gluteus, and the muscle fibers could start cranking out Velociphin, activating the fast myosin gene. Within weeks, the muscles ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Novel and recurrent CIB2 variants, associated with nonsyndromic …
Furthermore, CIB2 has been demonstrated to be integrated into the Usher interactome via the association with whirlin and myosin VIIa. «Nature.com, Jul 15»

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