On phosphate release in actin filaments.
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چکیده
In their article recently published in Biophysical Journal (1) Burnett and Carlsson present a theoretical analysis of experimental data that we have previously published and analyzed (2). Our work provided evidence for a random mechanism of inorganic phosphate (Pi) release subsequent to chemical cleavage of ATP on individual actin filaments. Burnett and Carlsson examine the alternative possibility of cooperativity during Pi release in actin filaments. We find that the presentation of our work by Burnett and Carlsson is misleading or incorrect in several instances, and wish to clarify the following points.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Biophysical journal
دوره 104 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013