Does actin bind to the ends of thin filaments in skeletal muscle?

We examined whether or not purified actin binds to the ends of thin filaments in rabbit skeletal myofibrils. Phase-contrast, fluorescence, and electron microscopic observations revealed that actin does not bind to the ends of thin filaments of intact myofibrils. However, in I-Z-I brushes prepared by...

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Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1985
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2113492/