STAGGERED MOVEMENT OF AN ACTIN FILAMENT SLIDING ON MYOSIN MOLECULES IN THE PRESENCE OF ATP

Authors
HATORI K HONDA H SHIMADA K MATSUNO K
Citation
K. Hatori et al., STAGGERED MOVEMENT OF AN ACTIN FILAMENT SLIDING ON MYOSIN MOLECULES IN THE PRESENCE OF ATP, Biophysical chemistry, 70(3), 1998, pp. 241-245
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Biophysics,Biology,"Chemistry Physical
Journal title
Biophysical chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
03014622
Volume
70
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
241 - 245
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-4622(1998)70:3<241:SMOAAF>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
An actin filament sliding on myosin molecules in the presence of an ex tremely low concentration of ATP exhibited a staggered movement. Longi tudinally sliding movement of the filament was frequently interrupted by its non-sliding, fluctuating movements both in the longitudinal and transversal directions. Intermittent sliding movements of an actin fi lament indicate establishment of a coordination of ATP-mediated active sites distributed along the filament. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.