DOI: 10.1083/jcb.57.1.27. FLUIDITY OF THE SURFACE OF CULTURED MUSCLE FIBERS

FLUIDITY OF THE SURFACE OF CULTURED MUSCLE FIBERS

10.1083/jcb.57.1.27

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Rockefeller University Press

The Journal of Cell Biology (291)

Abstract

Fluorescent antibody fragments of anti-muscle plasma membrane antibody bound as small fluorescent spots when applied by micropipetting to cultured myotubes. The spots were observed to enlarge with time. The rate of enlargement of fluorescent spots was greater when fragments were applied than when divalent antibody was used. It was also greater at 23°–25°C than at 0°–4°C. With glutaraldehyde-fixed cells no increase in the size of the spots was seen. The observations are consistent with the spread of fluorescent spots due to diffusion of surface protein antigens within the plane of a fluid membrane. From measurements of spot size against time, a diffusion constant of 1–3 x 10-9 cm2 s-1 can be calculated for muscle plasma membrane proteins of mol wt approximately 200,000. This value is consistent with other observations on the diffusion of surface antigens and of labeled lipid molecules in synthetic and natural membranes.

Bibliography

Edidin, M., & Fambrough, D. (1973). FLUIDITY OF THE SURFACE OF CULTURED MUSCLE FIBERS. The Journal of Cell Biology, 57(1), 27â37.

Authors 2

Michael Edidin (first)
Douglas Fambrough (additional)

References 0 Referenced 123

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Dates

Type	When
Created	21 years, 3 months ago (May 14, 2004, 6:01 p.m.)
Deposited	2 years, 1 month ago (July 24, 2023, 12:12 a.m.)
Indexed	4 days, 14 hours ago (Aug. 28, 2025, 8:19 a.m.)
Issued	52 years, 5 months ago (April 1, 1973)
Published	52 years, 5 months ago (April 1, 1973)
Published Online	52 years, 5 months ago (April 1, 1973)
Published Print	52 years, 5 months ago (April 1, 1973)

Funders 0

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BibTeX

@article{Edidin_1973, title={FLUIDITY OF THE SURFACE OF CULTURED MUSCLE FIBERS}, volume={57}, ISSN={0021-9525}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.57.1.27}, DOI={10.1083/jcb.57.1.27}, number={1}, journal={The Journal of Cell Biology}, publisher={Rockefeller University Press}, author={Edidin, Michael and Fambrough, Douglas}, year={1973}, month=apr, pages={27–37} }

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