Visualization and force measurement of branching by Arp2/3 complex and N-WASP in actin filament

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 293, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1550-1555

  Fujiwara, Ikuko ^a   Suetsugu, Shiro ^b   Uemura, Sotaro ^a   Takenawa, Tadaomi ^b   Ishiwata, Shin'ichi ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arp2 3 complex; Branching of actin filaments; N WASP; Optical tweezers; Polymerization of actin; Total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy; VCA

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MONOMER; PHALLOIDIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN ARP 2 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING;

ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2; ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 3; ACTINS; ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUSCLES; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHALLOIDINE; PROTEIN BINDING; RABBITS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN, NEURONAL;

EID: 0036078426     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(02)00421-7     Document Type: Article

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