Signal-regulated ADF/cofilin activity and growth cone motility

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 97-107

  Meberg, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin depolymerizing factor; Actin filaments; Cofilin; Growth cone; LIM kinase; Phosphorylation; Rho family GTPases

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN DEPOLYMERIZING FACTOR; COFILIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; LIM PROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; RHO FACTOR;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; GROWTH CONE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0034457954     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/mn:21:1-2:097     Document Type: Article

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