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An '''[[actin]] nucleation core''' is a [[protein trimer]] with three actin [[monomer]]s. It is called a nucleation core because it leads to the energetically favorable elongation reaction once a [[tetramer]] is formed from a trimer. Actin [[protein dimer]]s and trimers are energetically unfavorable.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3537046/|doi=10.1074/jbc.M112.406744}}</ref> |
An '''[[actin]] nucleation core''' is a [[protein trimer]] with three actin [[monomer]]s. It is called a nucleation core because it leads to the energetically favorable elongation reaction once a [[tetramer]] is formed from a trimer. Actin [[protein dimer]]s and trimers are energetically unfavorable.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3537046/|doi=10.1074/jbc.M112.406744|pmid=23148219}}</ref> |
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An actin nucleation core is a protein trimer with three actin monomers. It is called a nucleation core because it leads to the energetically favorable elongation reaction once a tetramer is formed from a trimer. Actin protein dimers and trimers are energetically unfavorable.[1]
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