THE POLYMERIZATION OF PROTEINS : ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE AND THE POLYMERIZATION OF ACTIN

It was found that actin solutions contain ATP. Experiments in which hexokinase and creatine were added to actin show that the ensuing dephosphorylation of ATP affects actin so that it will not polymerize.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Laki, Koloman, Bowen, William J., Clark, Ariel
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1950
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2147212/