Domain analysis of cortexillin I: Actin-bundling, PIP2-binding and the rescue of cytokinesis

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 5274-5284

  Stock, Alexander ^a   Steinmetz, Michel O ^b   Janmey, Paul A ^c   Aebi, Ueli ^b   Gerisch, Günther ^a   Kammerer, Richard A ^b   Weber, Igor ^a   Faix, Jan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin based membrane flow; Cortexillin; Green fluorescent protein; Mitotic cleavage; Phosphatidylinositol 4,5 bisphosphate

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; CORTEXILLIN 1; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 4,5 BISPHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; DEPOLYMERIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ACTINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 4,5-DIPHOSPHATE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RABBITS;

EID: 0033215305     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.19.5274     Document Type: Article

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