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It is suggested that in striated muscles the two heads of one myosin molecule are able to interact with different actin filaments. This would provide a simple explanation for the appearance and arrangement of cross-bridges in insect flight muscle in rigor.
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Offer, G., Elliott, A. Can a myosin molecule bind to two actin filaments?. Nature 271, 325–329 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/271325a0
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