Biopolym. Cell. 1986; 2(1):23-29.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.000105
Structure and Function of Biopolymers
Investigation of polydisperse actin solutions by quasi-elastic light scattering
1Dobychin P. D., 1Lomakin A. V., 1Mevkh N. G., 1Noskin V. A., 1Balabonov S. M.
  1. B. P. Konstantinov Institute of Nuclear Physics, Academy of Sciences of the USSR
    Gatchina, Leningrad distr., USSR
  2. Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the USSR
    Pushchino, USSR

Abstract

The distribution function of actin in solution is restored from the quasi-elastic light scattering spectrum. The «micro-viscosity» of F-actin dilute solutions which is defined by mobility of latexes in the protein solution is discussed. Changes in the distribution function of protein are examined in the process of G-actin association and F-actin dissociation.
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