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== Structure == | == Structure == | ||
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<applet load='2zwh' size='222' color='black' frame='true' align='left' caption='Filamentous Actin (F-actin)' scene='Sandbox_154/2zwh_black_domains/1'/> | <applet load='2zwh' size='222' color='black' frame='true' align='left' caption='Filamentous Actin (F-actin)' scene='Sandbox_154/2zwh_black_domains/1'/> | ||
=== History of the structure === | === History of the structure === | ||
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=== Polymer F-actin === | === Polymer F-actin === | ||
F-actin has the appearance of two right-handed helices, with a gradual twist around one another. It is actually composed of repeats of 13 actin units for every 6 left-handed turns, spanning a length of 350 Å. <ref> Holmes, K.C., Popp, D., Gebhard, W. and Kabsch, W. 1990. Atomic model of the actin filament. Nature,347(6288):44-49. PMID: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2395461/ 2395461]</ref>. Including the ADP and Ca<sup>2+</sup>, the F-actin molecule as shown here consists of 377 residues (43kDa), two major domains separated by a nucleotide-binding cleft<ref>oda</ref>. Depending on the state of the bound nucleotide, the most stable conformation of F-actin changes. In its ATP and ADP + Pi nucleotide bound states, it has a closed binding cleft. In its ADP only bound state, it has a wider binding cleft<ref>pfaendtner</ref>. A characteristic trait of actin is that the domains remain twisted relative to one another, despite the nucleotide-state-dependent conformational changes<ref>oda</ref>. | F-actin has the appearance of two right-handed helices, with a gradual twist around one another. It is actually composed of repeats of 13 actin units for every 6 left-handed turns, spanning a length of 350 Å. <ref> Holmes, K.C., Popp, D., Gebhard, W. and Kabsch, W. 1990. Atomic model of the actin filament. Nature,347(6288):44-49. PMID: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2395461/ 2395461]</ref>. Including the ADP and Ca<sup>2+</sup>, the F-actin molecule as shown here consists of 377 residues (43kDa), two major domains separated by a nucleotide-binding cleft<ref>oda</ref>. Depending on the state of the bound nucleotide, the most stable conformation of F-actin changes. In its ATP and ADP + Pi nucleotide bound states, it has a closed binding cleft. In its ADP only bound state, it has a wider binding cleft<ref>pfaendtner</ref>. A characteristic trait of actin is that the domains remain twisted relative to one another, despite the nucleotide-state-dependent conformational changes<ref>oda</ref>. | ||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
