Processive capping by formin suggests a force-driven mechanism of actin polymerization

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1011-1017

  Kozlov, Michael M ^a   Bershadsky, Alexander D ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; METHENAMINE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; CAPPING PHENOMENON; CELL FUNCTION; ELASTICITY; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ACTINS; DIMERIZATION; ELASTICITY; FETAL PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR;

EID: 11244345198     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200410017     Document Type: Article

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