Individual actin filaments in a microfluidic flow reveal the mechanism of ATP hydrolysis and give insight into the properties of profilin.
The hydrolysis of ATP associated with actin and profilin-actin polymerization is pivotal in cell motility. It is at the origin of treadmilling of actin filaments and controls their dynamics and mechanical properties, as well as their interactions with regulatory proteins. The slow release of inorgan...
Main Authors: | Antoine Jégou, Thomas Niedermayer, József Orbán, Dominique Didry, Reinhard Lipowsky, Marie-France Carlier, Guillaume Romet-Lemonne |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-09-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3181223?pdf=render |
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