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The actin gel can be obtained by simply cross-linking actins by PEG [1]. This is designed to utilize the polymerization nature of actins in a form of hydrogel [1]. The protocol to prepare the actin gel is described here; we hope that this protocol can help readers to prepare another actin gels with modification. Here, we describe the following steps: preparation of acetone powder of striated muscle, extraction of actin from acetone powder, and gelation.
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Osada, Y., Kawamura, R., Sano, KI. (2016). Actin Gel. In: Hydrogels of Cytoskeletal Proteins. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27377-8_3
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