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Biochemical consequences of the cardiofunk (R177H) mutation in yeast actin.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 28 Nov 2003
Wen Kuo-Kuang, Rubenstein Peter A
Abstract excerpt
The zebrafish cardiofunk actin mutation, R177H, causes abnormal heart development. We have introduced this mutation into yeast actin to assess its biochemical consequences. R177H G-actin exhibited reduced thermal stability and an accelerated nucleotide exchange rate. R177H actin has an increased critical concentration and polymerizes with a greatly extended nucleation phase but a faster elongation process,...
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