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Actin as an ancient nucleotide‐binding protein
Author(s) -
Laki Koloman
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/qua.560090729
Subject(s) - nucleotide , actin binding protein , actin , cyclic nucleotide binding domain , sequence (biology) , homologous chromosome , nucleic acid sequence , amino acid , chemistry , domain (mathematical analysis) , peptide sequence , binding domain , binding site , biophysics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , gene , cytoskeleton , actin cytoskeleton , cell , mathematical analysis , mathematics
In order to propose how actin may become energized by ATP, a three‐dimensional structure of the nucleotide‐binding domain of actin is constructed, based on homologous structures of other nucleotide‐binding proteins and on its known amino acid sequence.