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.
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
1950
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2147212/ |