ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY OF THE ACTIN-MYOSIN HEAD COMPLEX IN THE PRESENCE OF ATP

被引:48
作者
FRADO, LL [1 ]
CRAIG, R [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MASSACHUSETTS,SCH MED,DEPT CELL BIOL,55 LAKE AVE N,WORCESTER,MA 01655
关键词
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ACTOMYOSIN; CROSS-BRIDGE CYCLE; STRUCTURE; ATPASE;
D O I
10.1016/0022-2836(92)90659-8
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The structure of the actin-myosin head complex during the ATPase cycle has been studied by electron microscopy of negatively stained acto-heavy-meromyosin. In the absence of ATP, heavy meromyosin molecules generally showed a regular, angled appearance, with both heads attached to the actin filament. In the presence of ATP, attached molecules showed a less ordered structure, often with only one head attached. We conclude that configurations other than the rigor structure occur during the actomyosin cross-bridge cycle. © 1992.
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页码:391 / 397
页数:7
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