Multiple actin binding domains of Ena/VASP proteins determine actin network stiffening

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 979-990

  Gentry, Brian S ^a   Van Der Meulen, Stef ^a   Noguera, Philippe ^b   Alonso Latorre, Baldomero ^a   Plastino, Julie ^b   Koenderink, Gijsje H ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cell mechanics; Crosslinking; Cytoskeleton; Rheology; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; VASODILATOR STIMULATED PHOSPHOPROTEIN; VASODILATOR-STIMULATED PHOSPHOPROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; YOUNG MODULUS;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ACTINS; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; ELASTIC MODULUS; MICE; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MUTATION; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION;

EID: 84872020885     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-012-0861-1     Document Type: Article

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