Live dynamics of Dictyostelium cofilin suggests a role in remodeling actin latticework into bundles

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 110, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 2333-2344

  Aizawa, Hiroyuki ^a   Fukui, Yoshio ^b   Yahara, Ichiro ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Cell movement; Cofilin; Dictyostelium; Green fluorescent protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001081894     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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