The Ena/VASP enigma

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 115, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 4721-4726

  Krause, Matthias ^a   Bear, James E ^a   Loureiro, Joseph J ^a   Gertler, Frank B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Capping protein; Cell motility; Ena VASP; Lamellipodia; Mena; VASP

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; FILOPODIUM; LAMELLIPODIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STRESS FIBER;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BIOPOLYMERS; CELL MOVEMENT; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PROFILINS; PROTEIN BINDING;

ENA; MENA;

EID: 0037115691     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00218     Document Type: Article

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