ATP hydrolysis can create large structural movements, such as ____________ on actin.

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ATP hydrolysis plays a crucial role in powering the movement of myosin along actin filaments in muscle contraction and other cellular processes. Myosin is a motor protein that converts the chemical energy from ATP into mechanical work, allowing it to "walk" along the actin filaments. When ATP binds to myosin, it induces a conformational change that allows myosin to detach from the actin. Hydrolysis of ATP then prepares myosin for a power stroke, leading to a series of conformational changes that propel the myosin head forward along the actin filament. This process is essential for muscle contraction and cell motility.

The other choices refer to different motor proteins associated with various cellular components: tubulin is the subunit of microtubules which kinesin and dynein utilize for intracellular transport, while filamin is involved in the structural organization of the actin cytoskeleton rather than directly generating movement. Thus, while they are all important in cellular dynamics, it is myosin that specifically walks along actin via ATP hydrolysis, making it the correct selection in this context.