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Actin

Biophysics, Biochemistry, and Cell Biology

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  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. James E. Estes

    1. VA Medical Center, Albany, USA

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  2. Paul J. Higgins

    1. Albany Medical College, Albany, USA

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 358)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Basic Properties of the Actin Molecule and Actin-Based Microfilament Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Vibrational Modes of G-Actin

      • Monique M. Tirion, Daniel ben-Avraham, Kenneth C. Holmes
      Pages 3-12

    3. Combining Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Crystallography Data to Study the Structure of F-Actin and its Implications for Thin-Filament Regulation In Muscle

      • Robert Mendelson, Edward Morris
      Pages 13-23

    4. Evidence for an F-Actin Like Conformation in the ACTIN:DNASE I Complex

      • B. D. Hambly, P. Kießling, C. G. dos Remedios
      Pages 25-34

    5. Actin-Bound Nucleotide/Divalent Cation Interactions

      • Lewis C. Gershman, Lynn A. Selden, Henry J. Kinosian, James E. Estes
      Pages 35-49

    6. Influence of the High Affinity Divalent Cation on Actin Tryptophan Fluorescence

      • Lynn A. Selden, Henry J. Kinosian, James E. Estes, Lewis C. Gershman
      Pages 51-57

    7. C-Terminus on Acitn: Spectroscopic and Immunochemical Examination of its Role in Actomyosin Interactions

      • Anh M. Duong, Emil Reisler
      Pages 59-70

    8. Actin Polymerization: Regulation by Divalent Metal Ion and Nucleotide Binding, ATP Hydrolysis and Binding of Myosin

      • Marie-France Carlier, Catherine Valentin-Ranc, Cecile Combeau, Stephane Fievez, Dominique Pantoloni
      Pages 71-81

  3. Actin-Associated Proteins and Control of Filament-Based Assembly-Disassembly

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Structural Requirements of Tropomyosin for Binding to Filamentous Actin

      • Sarah E. Hitchcock-DeGregori
      Pages 85-96

    3. Actin-Gelsolin Interaction

      • Albrecht Wegner, Klaus Aktories, Andrea Ditsch, Ingo Just, Beate Schoepper, Norma Selve et al.
      Pages 97-104

    4. Actin Regulation and Surface Catalysis

      • Lawrence E. Crawford, Robert W. Tucker, Alan W. Heldman, Pascal J. Goldschmidt-Clermont
      Pages 105-112

    5. Caldesmon: Possible Functions in Microfilament Reorganization During Mitosis and Cell Transformation

      • Shigeko Yamashiro, Kyonsoo Yoshida, Yoshihiko Yamakita, Fumio Matsumura
      Pages 113-122

    6. Cytoskeleton, Motile Structures and Macromolecular Crowding

      • Enrico Grazi
      Pages 123-130

  4. Cellular Functions of the Microfilament System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Actin Filament Dynamics in Cell Motility

      • Julie A. Theriot
      Pages 133-145

    3. Changes in Adhesion Plaque Protein Levels Regulate Cell Motility And Tumorigenicity

      • Avri Ben-Ze’ev, José Luis Rodríguez Fernández, Ursula Glück, Daniela Salomon, Benjamin Geiger
      Pages 147-157

    4. Induction of Collagen Synthesis in Response to Adhesion and TGFβ is Dependent on the Actin-Containing Cytoskeleton

      • Jyotsna Dhawan, Stephen R. Farmer
      Pages 159-168

    5. Gelsolin Expression in Normal Human Keratinocytes is a Function of Induced Differentiation

      • Suzanne B. Schwartz, Paul J. Higgins, Ayyappan K. Rajasekaran, Lisa Staiano-Coico
      Pages 169-181
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About this book

During the period August 5-9, 1992, and immediately preceding the 1992 Gordon Research Conference on Motile and Contractile Systems, the "Third International Conference on the Structure and Function of Ubiquitous Cellular Protein Actin" was held at the Emma Willard School in Troy, New York, under the title "ACTIN '92". This conference focused on the fundamental properties and cellular functions of actin and actin­ based microfilament systems. The first conference in this series was held in 1982, in Sydney, Australia, and hosted by Dr. Cristobal G. dos Remedios and Dr. Julian A. Barden, both from the University of Sydney (New South Wales, Austrailia). The second conference convened in Monza, Italy in June 1987, and was organized by Dr. Roberto Colombo, University of Milan (Italy). This third gathering of researchers devoted to the study of actin and actin-associated proteins was organized by Dr. James E. Estes, Albany Stratton V A Medical Center and Dr. Paul 1. Higgins, Albany Medical College, who were assisted by an Organizing Committee consisting of Dr. Edward D. Korn (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH), Dr. Thomas P. Stossel (Massachusetts General Hospital), Dr. Fumio Matsumura (Rutgers University), and Dr. Stephen Farmer (Boston University). This meeting was dedicated to the many pioneering contributions of Professor Fumio Oosawa to the field of actin research.

Editors and Affiliations

  • VA Medical Center, Albany, USA

    James E. Estes

  • Albany Medical College, Albany, USA

    Paul J. Higgins

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