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. 1950 May 20;33(5):437-43.
doi: 10.1085/jgp.33.5.437.

The polymerization of proteins; adenosine triphosphate and the polymerization of actin

K LAKI, W J BOWEN, A CLARK

The polymerization of proteins; adenosine triphosphate and the polymerization of actin

K LAKI et al. J Gen Physiol. .

Abstract

It was found that actin solutions contain ATP. Experiments in which hexokinase and creatine were added to actin show that the ensuing dephosphorylation of ATP affects actin so that it will not polymerize.

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