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BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY
卷 70, 期 1, 页码 53-57出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2006.03.035
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actin; myosin subfragment-1; actin polymerization
Monomeric actin (G-actin) polymerizes spontaneously into helical filaments in the presence of inorganic salts. The slowest, rate-limiting step of the polymerization process is formation of actin trimers, the smallest oligomers that serve as nuclei for fast filament growth (filament elongation) by monomer addition at the filament ends. In low ionic-strength solutions, actin can be polymerized by myosin subfragment-1 (S 1). In early works it has been suggested that G-actin-S1 1:1 complexes (GS) assemble into filaments according to the nucleation-filament elongation scheme. Subsequent studies indicated that one SI molecule can bind two actin monomers, and that oligomerization of the initial complexes is a fast reaction. This has led to suggest an alternative mechanism, with a ternary G(2)S complex and its oligomers being predominant intermediates of S1-induced assembly of G-actin into filaments. We used dynamic light scattering to analyze the initial steps of S I-induced polymerization of actin. Our results suggest formation of GS complexes and their oligomers in the presence of S1 equimolar to or in excess over actin. We confirm formation Of G(2)S complexes as intermediates of S I-induced polymerization in the presence of actin in excess over S1. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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