β oxidation 

A major function of the oxidation reactions is the breakdown of fatty acid molecules.

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Myosin V

Two heads but does not assemble into filaments

Large and processive

Function- Organelle transport

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Myosin II

Two heads and assembles into bipolar filaments

Small and non-processive

Function- Contraction

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Myosin I

single head domain

Function- Membrane association, endocytosis

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Three classes of myosins:

Myosin I

Myosin II

Myosin V

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The first myosin discovered

Myosin II, was isolated from skeletal muscle.

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Myosins have 

Motor head domain

Lever-arm neck domain

Cargo-binding tail domain