Nucleoplasmic β-actin exists in a dynamic equilibrium between low-mobility polymeric species and rapidly diffusing populations

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 541-552

  McDonald, Darin ^a   Carrero, Gustavo ^a   Andrin, Christi ^a   De Vries, Gerda ^a   Hendzel, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BETA ACTIN;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERPHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ACTINS; BIOPOLYMERS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOPLASM; DIFFUSION; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 32644451623     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200507101     Document Type: Article

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