The effect of diffusion, depolymerization and nucleation promoting factors on actin gel growth

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 310-320

  Plastino, Julie ^a   Lelidis, Ioannis ^a   Prost, Jacques ^a   Sykes, Cécile ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Actin polymerization; Arp2 3 complex; Lamellipodium; Motility; Vasodilator stimulated phosphoprotein

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLYMERIZATION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PREDICTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; THICKNESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 3142699814     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-003-0370-3     Document Type: Article

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