The role of formins in filopodia formation

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1803, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-200

  Mellor, Harry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin; Cell migration; Cytoskeleton; Filopodia; Formin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 3; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; EZRIN; FORMIN PROTEIN; MOESIN; NEURAL WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN; PROTEIN CDC42; RADIXIN; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL ELONGATION; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL SURFACE; DICTYOSTELIUM; DROSOPHILA; FILOPODIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; ANIMALS; FETAL PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PSEUDOPODIA; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77649271537     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2008.12.018     Document Type: Review

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