title: Protein osmotic pressure modulates actin filament length distribution.
abstract: On these bases, we propose that the length distribution of the actin filaments is regulated by (a) the free energy of hydrolysis of ATP and (b) the macromolecular osmotic pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ferrara University, Via Borsari 46, 44100 Ferrara, Italy. gre@unife.it
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grazi
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pozzati
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena; D006868:Hydrolysis; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009997:Osmotic Pressure
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate