Cofilin changes the twist of F-actin: Implications for actin filament dynamics and cellular function

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 771-781

  McGough, Amy ^a   Pope, Brian ^b   Chiu, Wah ^a   Weeds, Alan ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; COFILIN; F ACTIN; PHALLOIDIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLYMERIZATION; DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTIN DEPOLYMERIZING FACTORS; ACTINS; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CELL MOVEMENT; FREEZE DRYING; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RABBITS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030820734     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.138.4.771     Document Type: Article

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