Presented here is a procedure to express and purify myosin 5a followed by a discussion of its characterization, using both ensemble and single molecule in vitro fluorescence microscopy-based assays, and how these methods can be modified for the characterization of nonmuscle myosin 2b.
Tripathi, A., Bond, C., Sellers, J. R., Billington, N., Takagi, Y. Myosin-Specific Adaptations of In vitro Fluorescence Microscopy-Based Motility Assays. J. Vis. Exp. (168), e62180, doi:10.3791/62180 (2021).