Coupling of nonpolymerizable monomeric actin to the F-actin binding region of the myosin head.
AUTOR(ES)
Bettache, N
RESUMO
Polymerizations of skeletal G-actin induced by salt and myosin subfragment 1 (S-1) were suppressed by reaction of G-actin with m-maleimidobenzoyl-N-hydroxysuccinimide ester. The G-actin derivative, containing few intramolecular crosslinks and a free maleimide group, was covalently coupled in solution to the S-1 heavy chain. The resulting complex could no longer bind to F-actin. The SH-1 and SH-2 thiols of S-1 were not involved in the complexation and the covalent link was shown to be exclusively on the 50-kDa segment of the S-1 heavy chain. The specific conjugation of the two proteins followed formation of a reversibly associated pyrophosphate-sensitive binary complex which was characterized by different approaches. Potentially, these complexes may be useful in developing the crystallography of actin-bound S-1.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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