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Sliding Filament Mechanism
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Myosin heads bind actin, pivot in a power stroke that pulls the actin filament inward, release, and re-bind further along, repeatedly shortening the sarcomere.
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Repeated myosin power strokes ratchet the actin filament stepwise toward the sarcomere's center, like hand-over-hand rope-pulling.
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Filament sliding pulls a sarcomere inward from both ends at once — it is not a one-directional tug.