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== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
<scene name='43/430015/Cv/ | <scene name='43/430015/Cv/10'>Actin binds ATP</scene> in a cleft. Water molecules are shown as red spheres. <scene name='43/430015/Cv/11'>Click here to see Ca2+ ion coordination site</scene>.<ref>PMID:20540085</ref> It changes its conformation upon hydrolysis of its bound ATP to ADP. Actin filaments are polar. They are formed with all monomers having their clefts pointing in the same direction. | ||
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== 3D Structures of Actin == | == 3D Structures of Actin == |