Biophysical Journal, January 1st, 2001
ABSTRACT We measured the osmotic pressure of diffusible myoplasmic proteins in frog (Rana temporaria) skeletal muscle fibers by using single Sephadex beads as osmometers and dialysis membranes as protein filters. The state of the myoplasmic water was probed by determining the osmotic coefficient of parvalbumin, a small, abundant diffusible protein distributed throughout the fluid myoplasm. Tiny sections of membrane (3.5- and 12-14-kDa cutoffs) were juxtaposed between the Sephadex beads and skinned semitendinosus muscle fibers under oil. After equilibration, the beads were removed and calibrate...
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