Sound attenuation of polymerizing actin reflects supramolecular structures: Viscoelastic properties of actin gels modified by cytochalasin D, profilin and α-actinin

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 355, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 771-778

  Wagner, Oliver ^a   Schüler, Herwig ^b   Hofmann, Peter ^a   Langer, David ^a   Dancker, Peter ^c   Bereiter Hahn, Juergen ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compressibility; Rheometry; Sound velocity

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CELLS; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ELASTICITY; POLYMERIZATION; ULTRASONICS; VISCOELASTICITY;

SUPERMOLECULAR STRUCTURES;

GELS;

ALPHA ACTININ; CYTOCHALASIN D; POLYMER; PROFILIN;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL MOTILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYTOSOL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RABBIT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THYMUS; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0035340880     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/bj3550771     Document Type: Article

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