Cease-fire at the leading edge: New perspectives on actin filament branching, debranching, and cross-linking

Cytoskeleton

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 596-602

  Ydenberg, Casey A ^a   Smith, Benjamin A ^a   Breitsprecher, Dennis ^a   Gelles, Jeff ^a   Goode, Bruce L ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Arp2 3 complex; Cell motility; Electron microscopy; Formin; Lamellipodium; VASP

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR;

ACTIN FILAMENT; CELL MIGRATION; CROSS LINKING; LAMELLIPODIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SHORT SURVEY;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; CELL MOVEMENT; CYTOSKELETON; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS;

EID: 81255199170     PISSN: 19493584     EISSN: 19493592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cm.20543     Document Type: Short Survey

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