Actin-depolymerizing factor homology domain: A conserved fold performing diverse roles in cytoskeletal dynamics

Cytoskeleton

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 471-490

  Poukkula, Minna ^a   Kremneva, Elena ^a   Serlachius, Martina ^a   Lappalainen, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Actin; Actin binding protein 1; Actin depolymerizing factor cofilin; Coactosin; Drebrin; Glia maturation factor; Twinfilin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; ACTIN DEPOLYMERIZING FACTOR; COFILIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; DREBRIN; GLIA MATURATION FACTOR;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVIEW;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 80052990415     PISSN: 19493584     EISSN: 19493592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cm.20530     Document Type: Review

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