Actin: Volume Change on Transformation of G-Form to F-Form
- 24 June 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 152 (3730) , 1756-1757
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.152.3730.1756
Abstract
The volume change occurring on polymerizing actin was measured by dilatometry. A large positive value of + 391 ml/mole was obtained for the volume change during the transformation of G- to F-actin. This large increase in volume could be interpreted as arising from the local change in the ordered water structure on the protein's surface at polymerizing sites.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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