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Actins

Known as: Actin, Actins [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A globular subunit of microfilaments, highly conserved Actin is one of the most abundant proteins in eukaryotic cells. Monomeric actin, a slow ATPase… 
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ACTA1 geneACTA2 geneACTBL2 geneACTG1 gene

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Actin myofilamentContractile Proteins

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1989
1989
Actin filaments mediate Dictyostelium myosin assembly in vitro.
Because myosin thick filaments form in the actin-rich cortex of nonmuscle cells, we have examined the role of Dictyostelium actin… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Proteolysis and structure of skeletal muscle actin.
Under standard conditions, G-actin has been submitted to nine proteases of varying specificity, and in each case the pattern of… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
F-actin is intermolecularly crosslinked by N,N'-p-phenylenedimaleimide through lysine-191 and cysteine-374.
The bifunctional reagent N,N'-p-phenylenedimaleimide (PDM) is being used in an attempt to measure distances between specific side… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Regulation of actin-activated ATP hydrolysis by arterial myosin.
Myosin was isolated from the main pulmonary artery of swine and was phosphorylated or dephosphorylated by utilizing the… 
1982
1982
High voltage electron microscopy studies of axoplasmic transport in neurons: a possible regulatory role for divalent cations
Light and high voltage electron microscopy (HVEM) procedures have been employed to examine the processes regulating saltatory… 
1981
1981
Interaction of tropomyosin-troponin with actin filaments.
The assembly of actin filaments with tropomyosin-troponin was investigated by means of light scattering. Binding curves of… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Mechanochemical properties of brain clathrin: interactions with actin and alpha-actinin and polymerization into basketlike structures or filaments.
Two molar urea (pH 7.5) and column chromatography on Sepharose 4B were used to separate clathrin (coat protein) from the membrane… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
ATP binding to a protease-resistant core of actin.
Actin can be cleaved by trypsin or chymotrypsin into a large, autonomous fragment with approximately 80% of the mass of the… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Cytoplasmic nonpolysomal messenger ribonucleoprotein containing actin messenger RNA in chicken embryonic muscles.
Cytoplasmic nonpolysomal mRNAs have been isolated in the form of 16-40S ribonucleoprotein particles from the postribosomal… 
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1968
Highly Cited
1968
In vitro synthesis of native myosin, actin, and tropomyosin from embryonic chick polyribosomes.
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