Sliding Filament Theory

This tropomyosin slides over, exposing the binding sites on actin. Page 20. Step 2: Binding of Myosin to Actin • The animation shows the hinge on the tail of the myosin bending and the energized myosin head binding into the actin. ** Note during this entire step, the myosin head is in its high energy, upright position. ................
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