Protein osmotic pressure modulates actin filament length distribution.
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.
Grazi
Enrico
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ferrara University, Via Borsari 46, 44100 Ferrara, Italy. gre@unife.it
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Sara
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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
D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate