A nucleator arms race: Cellular control of actin assembly

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 237-251

  Campellone, Kenneth G ^a   Welch, Matthew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 3; CORTACTIN; DAAM PROTEIN; FHOD PROTEIN; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; FRL PROTEIN; INF1 PROTEIN; INF2 PROTEIN; JUNCTION MEDIATING REGULATORY PROTEIN; KHELLIN; LEIOMODIN 2; MDIA1 PROTEIN; MDIA2 PROTEIN; MDIA3 PROTEIN; PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WASH PROTEIN; WASP HOMOLOGUE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIN, MEMBRANES AND MICROTUBULES PROTEIN; WASP PROTEIN; WAVE PROTEIN;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; ACTINS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENTS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN FAMILY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77949834455     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: 14710080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm2867     Document Type: Review

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