FLUORESCENT ACTIN-FILAMENTS MOVE ON MYOSIN FIXED TO A GLASS-SURFACE
FLUORESCENT ACTIN-FILAMENTS MOVE ON MYOSIN FIXED TO A GLASS-SURFACE
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.83.17.6272
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发表时间:
1986-09-01
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
SPUDICH, JA
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作者:
KRON, SJ;SPUDICH, JA
Single actin filaments stabilized with fluorescent phalloidin exhibit ATP-dependent movement on myosin filaments fixed to a surface. At pH 7.4 and 24.degree. C, the rates of movement average 3-4 .mu.m/s with skeletal muscle myosin and 1-2 .mu.m/s with Dictyostelium myosin. These rates are very similar to those measured in our previous myosin movement assays. The rates of movement are relatively independent of the type of actin used. The filament velocity shows a broad pH optimum between 7.0 and 9.0, and the concentration of ATP required for half-maximal velocity is 50 .mu.M. Evidence was obtained to suggest that movement of actin over myosin requires at most the number of heads in a single thick filament. This system provides a practical, quantitative myosin-movement assay with purified proteins.