Which of the following describes actin filament assembly? A. Actin filaments appear to treadmill, where monomers dissociate from the minus end and are added at the plus end. B. If the plus end of an actin filament contains only ADP-actin, the filament will disassemble rapidly. C. Actin monomers add faster to the minus end compared to the plus end. D. Actin monomers use the energy of GTP hydrolysis to assemble into a filament.
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