Evidence that cytochalasins reduce the size of polymerization nuclei during actin polymerization.
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In a double-logarithmic plot of the rate of actin polymerization against monomer concentration, the slope has a lower value in the presence of the fungal metabolites cytochalasin B and D than in their absence. This suggests that actin oligomers which serve as polymerization nuclei are smaller in the presence of cytochalasins than in their absence.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences
دوره 45 3-4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990