Profilin: emerging concepts and lingering misconceptions

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 197-205

  Yarmola, Elena G ^a,b   Bubb, Michael R ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROFILIN; THYMOSIN BETA4;

ACCURACY; ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENERGY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; PROFILINS;

EID: 33646013893     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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