Structure of the actin molecule determined from electron micrographs of crystalline actin sheets with a tentative alignment of the molecule in the actin filament.

Abstract:

:Electron microscopy and image processing of negatively stained crystalline sheets induced from Acanthamoeba actin have been used to yield a three-dimensional reconstruction of the actin molecule, including data to a maximum resolution of 15 A. This model shows actin to be an asymmetric, wedge-shaped molecule. A three-dimensional reconstruction of an averaged, polar actin filament from negatively stained polylysine-induced actin filament paracrystals has also been computed. We show two possible ways in which the wedge-shaped actin molecule from the sheets can be placed into such a filament reconstruction. In both, the major intermolecular contacts are formed on complementary surfaces of the actin subunit and follow the left-handed genetic helix of the filament, a feature also found in the filament reconstruction.

journal_name

J Mol Biol

authors

Smith PR,Fowler WE,Pollard TD,Aebi U

doi

10.1016/s0022-2836(83)80103-x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1983-07-05 00:00:00

pages

641-60

issue

3

eissn

0022-2836

issn

1089-8638

pii

S0022-2836(83)80103-X

journal_volume

167

pub_type

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