The profilin:actin complex localizes to sites of dynamic actin polymerization at the leading edge of migrating cells and pathogen-induced actin tails

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 893-904

  Li, Yu ^a   Grenklo, Staffan ^a   Higgins, Theresa ^b   Karlsson, Roger ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arp2 3 complex; Chicken antibodies; Ena VASP; Immunofluorescence microscopy; Intracellular pathogens; Leading edge; Profilin:actin complex

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; ANTIBODY; EPITOPE; PROFILIN; VASODILATOR STIMULATED PHOSPHOPROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILOPODIUM; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LAMELLIPODIUM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MELANOMA CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; VACCINIA VIRUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL MOVEMENT; CHICKENS; FEMALE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICE; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROFILINS; PSEUDOPODIA; VACCINIA; VACCINIA VIRUS;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 53249121486     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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