The structure, function, and assembly of actin filament bundles

International Review of Cytology

Volumn 175, Issue , 1997, Pages 29-90

  Furukawa, Ruth ^a   Fechheimer, Marcus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin binding protein; Dictyostelium; Drosophila; Fascin; Fimbrin; Limulus; Microfilament; Phase transitions; Scruin; Sea urchin; Villin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; VILLIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CROSS LINKING; CYTOSKELETON; DROSOPHILA; INTESTINE BRUSH BORDER; MICROFILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SARCODINA;

DICTYOSTELIUM; ECHINOIDEA; EUKARYOTA; LIMULUS; SARCODINA;

EID: 0030802568     PISSN: 00747696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)62125-7     Document Type: Article

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