Divalent cation induced actin ring formation. 2011

Harsimran Kaur, and Suresh Kumar, and Kashmir Singh, and Lalit M Bharadwaj
Senior Research Fellow (SRF), Biomolecular Electronics and Nanotechnology Division (BEND), Central Scientific Instruments Organization (CSIO), Chandigarh, India. microsimbac@yahoo.co.in

In this paper we explored the effect of copper sulphate on the morphology of actin filaments. Actin filaments attain different shapes and structure when exposed to 2mM concentration of copper sulphate. Lateral branches were observed after 4 h of incubation while shapes like Y- and V- were formed after 8h of incubation. Rings and loops of actin filaments were formed when the concentration of copper sulphate was increased from 2 to 5 mM. Additionally, ring formation was also observed when bead tailed actin filaments were incubated with copper sulphate (5 mM). Electrostatic adhesion energy between ends of actin filaments attracted due to counterion was estimated to be 7.34 kT/μm. Divalent cation induced actin ring formation are similar to toroids of DNA but actin filaments have great bending stiffness due to large diameter of the ring formed. From these results we proposed that polyelectrolyte nature of actin filaments leads to the change in their morphology on exposure to high concentration divalent cations.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008841 Actin Cytoskeleton Fibers composed of MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS, which are predominately ACTIN. They are the smallest of the cytoskeletal filaments. Actin Filaments,Microfilaments,Actin Microfilaments,Actin Cytoskeletons,Actin Filament,Actin Microfilament,Cytoskeleton, Actin,Cytoskeletons, Actin,Filament, Actin,Filaments, Actin,Microfilament,Microfilament, Actin,Microfilaments, Actin
D009132 Muscles Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals. Muscle Tissue,Muscle,Muscle Tissues,Tissue, Muscle,Tissues, Muscle
D011137 Polystyrenes Polymerized forms of styrene used as a biocompatible material, especially in dentistry. They are thermoplastic and are used as insulators, for injection molding and casting, as sheets, plates, rods, rigid forms and beads. Polystyrol,Polystyrene,Polystyrols
D011817 Rabbits A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes. Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D002413 Cations, Divalent Positively charged atoms, radicals or groups of atoms with a valence of plus 2, which travel to the cathode or negative pole during electrolysis. Divalent Cations
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D019327 Copper Sulfate A sulfate salt of copper. It is a potent emetic and is used as an antidote for poisoning by phosphorus. It also can be used to prevent the growth of algae. Cupric Sulfate,Blue Vitriol,Sulfate, Copper,Sulfate, Cupric,Vitriol, Blue

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