The ultrastructural basis of actin filament regulation.
The ultrastructural basis of actin filament regulation.
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肌动蛋白丝调节的超微结构基础。
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10.1007/978-3-540-46558-4_12
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发表时间:
2002
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通讯作者:
Lehman,William
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作者:
Craig,Roger;Lehman,William
Actin filaments are found in virtually all cells, performing diverse functions throughout the animal and plant kingdoms. They are generally dynamic structures that may disassemble or reassemble as needed. Actin accomplishes these astonishing feats by binding to specific actin-binding proteins, which modify its structure, enabling it to perform the required function. These actin-binding proteins include components that cross-link filaments (forming bundles or networks), sever filaments (causing depolymerization), sequester actin monomers (preventing polymerization), cap filaments (inhibiting depolymerization), and those that act as motor proteins to generate motility. In striated muscle, actin filaments are permanent structures that are prevented from depolymerizing by capping proteins at both Z-line and M-line ends. They perform two crucial functions in contraction:(1) They undergo cyclic interaction with myosin crossbridges, generating sliding of the actin filaments past the myosin filaments, which leads to shortening and force.(2) In most striated muscles, they also regulate contraction, by switching crossbridge interaction with actin ON or OFF, in response to changes in cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration. Regulation in most striated muscles is dependent on association of actin filaments with the actin-binding protein, tropomyosin (Tm), which in turn is associated with the Ca2+-binding protein complex, troponin (Tn). In smooth muscles, tropomyosin is associated with other actin-binding proteins, which may be involved in modulating actin-myosin interaction.In this chapter we review the contributions of electron microscopy (EM) and image processing to our understanding of the molecular mechanism of actin filament regulation in striated and smooth muscles. We correlate the results with structural data obtained from X-ray diffraction, and we relate interpretations of structural data to models based on biochemical and other approaches. For an earlier, comprehensive review on ultrastructural studies of thin filaments, see O'Brien and Dickens (1983).
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发表时间:
1993
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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1973
期刊:
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological Sciences
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作者:
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1996
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作者:
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