Muscle contraction results from force-generating interactions between myosin cross-bridges
on the thick filament and actin on the thin filament. The force-generating interactions are …

It is widely known that the contractile system of muscle takes on either the state of
contraction (force-generating) or the state of relaxation (non-force-generating), which is …

The cytoskeleton is the physical and biochemical interface for a large variety of cellular
processes. Its complex regulation machinery is involved upstream and downstream in …

Complex forms of cellular motility, including cell division, organelle trafficking or signal
amplification in the auditory system, require strong coordination of the myosin motors …

When a stretch is imposed to activated muscles, there is a residual force enhancement that
persists after the stretch; the force is higher than that produced during an isometric …

We present a detailed analysis of the dynamical instabilities appearing in two kinetic
theories for the collective behavior of molecular motors: the rigid two-state model and the …

The force generation and motion of muscle are produced by the collective work of thousands
of sarcomeres, the basic structural units of striated muscle. Based on their series connection …

Muscles perform a wide range of motile functions in animals. Among various types are
skeletal and cardiac muscles, which exhibit a steady auto-oscillation of force and length …

Abstract Absence of α‐actinin‐3, encoded by the ACTN3 “speed gene,” is associated with
poorer sprinting performance in athletes and a slowing of relaxation in fast‐twitch muscles of …

The force–length relation is one of the most prominent features of striated muscles, and
predicts that the force produced by a fully activated muscle is proportional to the overlap …