myosin

myosin (mI´o-sin)

A globulin present in muscle; in combination with actin, it forms actomyosin; m. forms the thick filaments in muscle.
m. light chain kinase a calcium/calmodulin-dependent enzyme that phosphorylates the p-light chains of smooth muscle m. and initiates contraction.

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