title: Aldolase binding to actin-containing filaments. Formation of paracrystals.
abstract: Electron-microscopy observation show that when aldolase binds to F-actin or F-actin-tropomyosin, highly ordered paracrystalline structures are formed consisting of tightly packed filament bundles cross-banded at 36 nm intervals. Morphologically different paracrystalline arrays are formed between aldolase and F-actin-tropomyosin-troponin. The filament bundles are far more extensive and are characterized by a prominent cross-striation at 38nm intervals. It is suggested that this reflects an interaction between troponin and aldolase.
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins; D003460:Crystallization; D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011485:Protein Binding; D014335:Tropomyosin; D014336:Troponin
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D014335:Tropomyosin; D014336:Troponin; D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase