Molecular details of formin-mediated actin assembly

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-17

  Kovar, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; PROFILIN; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; CYTOSKELETON; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BIOPOLYMERS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROFILINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 30844449003     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2005.12.011     Document Type: Review

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