Atomic model of tropomyosin bound to actin

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 00:20 in Physics & Chemistry

New research sheds light on the interaction between the semi-flexible protein tropomyosin and actin thin filaments. The study, published by Cell Press on February 15th in the Biophysical Journal, provides the first detailed atomic model of tropomyosin bound to actin and significantly advances the understanding of the dynamic relationship between these key cellular proteins...

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