How cofilin severs an actin filament

Biophysical Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 51-59

  de la Cruz, Enrique M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopolymer mechanics; Cytoskeleton; Flexural rigidity; Ising model; Thermodynamics; Torsional rigidity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950022821     PISSN: 18672450     EISSN: 18672469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12551-009-0008-5     Document Type: Review

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