Profilin enhances Cdc42-induced nucleation of actin polymerization

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1001-1012

  Yang, Changsong ^a   Huang, Minzhou ^a   DeBiasio, John ^a   Pring, Martin ^a   Joyce, Michael ^a   Miki, Hiroaki ^b   Takenawa, Tadaomi ^b   Zigmond, Sally H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin polymerization; Cdc42; Leukocytes; Nucleation; Profilin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BINDING PROTEIN; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; COFILIN; F ACTIN; G ACTIN; PROFILIN; PROLINE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN ARP2 3 COMPLEX; PROTEIN CDC42; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERPOLIN; WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RABBIT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ACTINS; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CDC42 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; CELL LINE; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; HUMANS; KINETICS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; NEUTROPHILS; PEPTIDES; PROFILINS; PROTEINS; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SPODOPTERA; TRANSFECTION; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0034605099     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.150.5.1001     Document Type: Article

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