Fascin and VASP synergistically increase the Young's modulus of actin comet tails

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-45

  Suei, Sandy ^a   Plastino, Julie ^b   Kreplak, Laurent ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Actin comets; Atomic force microscopy; Enabled Vasodilator stimulated phosphoprotein proteins (Ena VASP); Fascin; Mechanical properties; Nano indentation

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2; BINDING PROTEIN; FASCIN; PEPTIDE; PHALLOIDIN; POLYSTYRENE; VASODILATOR STIMULATED PHOSPHOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL GROWTH; CELL MOTILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FILOPODIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YOUNG MODULUS;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; ACTINS; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATTLE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL MOVEMENT; ELASTIC MODULUS; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PHALLOIDINE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PSEUDOPODIA; RABBITS;

EID: 84855856345     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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