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. 2004 Jun;123(6):631–641. doi: 10.1085/jgp.200409091

Figure 5.

Figure 5.

The cross-bridge cycle. Note that ATP hydrolysis takes place in the detached state. In the actin-bound state contraction is associated with the dissociation of the hydrolysis products; recovery of the resting state structure follows dissociation of myosin from actin by ATP (see Taylor, 2001).