The Filamentous Actin Cross-Linking/Bundling Activity of Mammalian Formins

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 384, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 324-334

  Esue, Osigwe ^a,b   Harris, Elizabeth S ^c   Higgs, Henry N ^c   Wirtz, Denis ^a,d  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cross linking and bundling; F actin; formins; mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALPHA ACTININ; F ACTIN; FASCIN; FILAMIN; METHENAMINE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLOW KINETICS; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 54849437256     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.09.043     Document Type: Article

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