Mechanical properties of actin filament networks depend on preparation, polymerization conditions, and storage of actin monomers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2731-2740

  Xu, Jingyuan ^a   Schwarz, William H ^a   Käs, Josef A ^b,d   Stossel, Thomas P ^b   Janmey, Paul A ^b   Pollard, Thomas D ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ACTIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DITHIOTHREITOL;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; MECHANICS; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0031968344     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77979-2     Document Type: Article

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