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Scheme of actin filament formation. First G-actin binds to ATP. Afterwards, it forms stable di- or trimers and, finally, filaments elongate by addition of monomers. Hydrolysis of ATP to ADP leads to a distinction between the fast growing (+)-end and the slower growing or dissociating (−)-end.
