Backdoor opening in actin. (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology

Backdoor opening in actin.

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Structural rearrangements insight actin result in movements (green arrows) that lead to the stepwise opening of the backdoor. This allows the release (orange arrows) of the phosphate (orange).

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MPI of Molecular Physiology

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