Signaling to actin dynamics

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 267-272

  Machesky, Laura M ^a   Insall, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; GELSOLIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; RHO FACTOR;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SHAPE; CYTOSKELETON; LIPID VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; SHORT SURVEY;

ACTIN DEPOLYMERIZING FACTORS; ACTINS; ANIMALS; CDC42 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; DESTRIN; GELSOLIN; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN;

EID: 0033606788     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.146.2.267     Document Type: Short Survey

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