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Abstract
We have shown that F-actin, polymerized in 50 mM-KCl at 20 degrees C and pH 8.0, can be resolved by centrifugation into two polymer populations, which differ morphologically as well as kinetically. The first population represents about 10% of the overall polymer and is composed of small amorphous aggregates. It rapidly exchanges the bound nucleotide with free ATP in the medium, either directly or through the monomers. The second population is composed of long actin filaments. These are labelled by free ATP in the medium only through condensation with labelled small amorphous aggregates.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3435480 PMCID: PMC1148609 DOI: 10.1042/bj2480721
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857