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Shrinking MSP fiber

Species name: Ascaris suum

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Ube National College of Technology Katsuya Shimabukuro

This video shows an image of shrinking MSP fiber. When ATP of the MSPs from nematode sperms is dephosphorylated, you can expect the fiber being shrunk as shown in this video. The mechanism for the shrinking fiber is still unknown.

(2013.02.13)

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