WAVE, a novel WASP-family protein involved in actin reorganization induced by Rac

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 6932-6941

  Miki, Hiroaki ^a   Suetsugu, Shiro ^a   Takenawa, Tadaomi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin; Profilin; Rac; WASP; WAVE

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CELL PROTEIN; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; PROFILIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME;

ANIMALIA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0032403083     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.23.6932     Document Type: Article

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