Profilin is predominantly associated with monomeric actin in Acanthamoeba

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 112, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 3779-3790

  Kaiser, Donald A ^a   Vinson, Valda K ^b   Murphy, Douglas B ^b   Pollard, Thomas D ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody; Cell motility; Endocytosis; Pseudopod

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYSTEINE; LIGAND; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROFILIN; PROLINE; RHODAMINE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ORGANELLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENDOCYTOSIS; FLUORESCENCE; FRACTIONATION; GEL FILTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOADSORPTION; IMMUNOASSAY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; STAINING;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; CYTOPLASM; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; PROFILINS; TISSUE FIXATION;

ACANTHAMOEBA; HETEROLOBOSEA; PROTOZOA; PSEUDOPODA;

EID: 0032695844     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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