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NANO LETTERS
Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages 825-827Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nl104159v
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F-actin remodeling; drebrin; AFM; neuron cytoskeleton; nanofilament mechanics
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- USPHS
- NIMS, Japan
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We show by high-resolution atomic force microscopy analysis that drebrin A (a major neuronal actin binding protein) induced F-actin structural and mechanical remodeling involves significant changes in helical twist and filament stiffness (+55% persistence length). These results provide evidence of a unique mechanical role of drebrin in the dendrites, contribute to current molecular-level understanding of the properties of the neuronal cytoskeleton, and reflect the role of biomechanics at the nanoscale, to modulate nanofilament-structure assemblies such as F-actin.
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