Formin-induced nucleation of actin filaments

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-105

  Zigmond, Sally H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DAD; Diaphanous autoregulatory domain; FH; Formin homology domain; GBD; GTPase binding domain; hDia; Human homologue of Drosophila Diaphanous; mDia; Mouse homologue of Drosophila Diaphanous; WASP; Wiscott Aldrich syndrome protein

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN FORMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN FILAMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

ADSORPTION; ANIMALS; FETAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 1642391823     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2003.10.019     Document Type: Review

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