The fastest known processive motion of a single myosin XI molecules move along actin with 35 nm steps.

Value 7 µm/s
Organism Plants
Reference Tominaga M, Kojima H, Yokota E, Orii H, Nakamori R, Katayama E, Anson M, Shimmen T, Oiwa K, Higher plant myosin XI moves processively on actin with 35 nm steps at high velocity. EMBO J. 2003 Mar 17 22(6):1263-72.PubMed ID12628919
Method optical trap nanometry
Entered by Leon Peshkin
ID 101356