Actin filament structure. The ghost of ribbons past.
The high-resolution structures now available for monomeric actin, and for the actin-binding proteins profilin, gelsolin and myosin, have important implications for structural models of the actin filament.
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Department of Cell Biology and Neuroanatomy, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis 55455.
D000199:Actins / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D003285:Contractile Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D018260:Gelsolin / Q000737:chemistry; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009218:Myosins / Q000737:chemistry; D051304:Profilins; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation
D000199:Actins; D003285:Contractile Proteins; D018260:Gelsolin; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D051304:Profilins; D009218:Myosins