Induction of filopodium formation by a WASP-related actin- depolymerizing protein N-WASP

Nature

Volumn 391, Issue 6662, 1998, Pages 93-96

  Miki, Hiroaki ^a   Sasaki, Takuya ^b   Takai, Yoshimi ^b   Takenawa, Tadaomi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN NWASP; PROTEIN WASP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

3T3 CELLS; ACTINS; ANIMALS; BIOPOLYMERS; CDC42 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; COS CELLS; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; ORGANELLES; PROTEINS; RATS; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN, NEURONAL;

ANIMALIA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0031952518     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/34208     Document Type: Article

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