A biomimetic motility assay provides insight into the mechanism of actin-based motility

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 387-398

  Wiesner, Sebastian ^a   Helfer, Emmanuele ^a   Didry, Dominique ^a   Ducouret, Guylaine ^b   Lafuma, Françoise ^b   Carlier, Marie France ^a,c   Pantaloni, Dominique ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE D ENZYMOLOGIE ET BIOCHIMIE STRUCTURALES   (France)

Author keywords

Actin; Arp2 3 complex; Biomimetics; Cell motility; N WASP

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CELL PROTEIN; NEURAL WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOMIMETICS; CAPPING PHENOMENON; CELL MOTILITY; CELL ORGANELLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; FORCE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY;

ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL MOVEMENT; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; GELSOLIN; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROSPHERES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PSEUDOPODIA; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN, NEURONAL;

ALEXA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0037415575     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200207148     Document Type: Article

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