How WASP-family proteins and the Arp2/3 complex convert intracellular signals into cytoskeletal structures

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 91-96

  Mullins, R Dyche ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; ADAPTOR PROTEIN; CELL PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHO FACTOR;

ACTIN FILAMENT; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYTOSKELETON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0033960791     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(99)00061-7     Document Type: Review

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