Actin filaments align into hollow comets for rapid VASP-mediated propulsion

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 1766-1771

  Plastino, Julie ^a   Olivier, Stéphane ^a   Sykes, Cécile ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 3; ACTR2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; ACTR3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; MICROSPHERE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE; VASODILATOR STIMULATED PHOSPHOPROTEIN; VASODILATOR-STIMULATED PHOSPHOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MOTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROFILAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2; ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 3; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL MOVEMENT; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSPHERES; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 4644298002     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.09.054     Document Type: Article

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